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Fear Stalks DR Congo City Goma As Artillery Fire Shakes Ground

Explosions rocked the ground in the main city in DR Congo's east on Friday as intensifying clashes between the country's army and M23 fighters gripped the region.

International Business Times

Military governor of DRC’s North Kivu province killed in M23 rebel assault

Local authorities say Major General Peter Cirimwami dies after being wounded on the front lines.

Al Jazeera

Thousands flee eastern DRC as M23 rebels encircle provincial capital Goma

Thousands of people have fled their homes in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, as clashes between M23 rebels and government forces intensify. The Rwanda-backed armed group has captured a string of towns over the last few days, encircling the provincial capital Goma. Several Western countries have called…

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Governor of Congo's North Kivu province dies of his wounds in fighting with rebels, authorities say

Authorities say the governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained in fighting on the front line as M23 rebels close in on Goma

The Independent UK

400,000 Displaced This Year As Conflict Rages In DRC's Volatile East

The DR Congo army and M23 on Friday clashed near the main city in the country's volatile east as the UN warned the raging conflict had displaced over 400,000 people this year and could spark a regional war.

International Business Times

Military chief killed as M23 rebels close in on Goma in eastern DRC

Maj Gen Peter Cirimwami Nkuba shot near frontline as advance causes panic among civilian population

The Guardian - UK

Killed for fighting corruption, a Congolese man made a martyr is inspiring a new generation

When a 25-year-old government worker was asked in 2007 to allow spoiled rice from Rwanda to be transported across the border to eastern Congo, he knew the risks of resisting corruption

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M23 Rebels Advance Towards Goma, Congo

Learn about the escalating violence in Goma, eastern Congo, as M23 rebels advance, causing panic and a humanitarian crisis.

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A rebel group is advancing on eastern Congo's largest city and over 100,000 people have fled

The M23 rebel group is advancing toward eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma

The Independent UK

M23 rebels seize key eastern DRC town of Minova

Authorities say M23 rebels have seized the town of Minova, a trade hub for the eastern provincial capital of Goma.

Al Jazeera

M23 rebels in eastern Congo seize a town on a key supply route to the provincial capital

Authorities in eastern Congo say M23 rebels have seized the town of Minova, a key supply route for the provincial capital, Goma

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‘Symbol of resistance’: Lumumba, the Congolese hero killed before his prime

Many are still haunted by the aborted legacy of DR Congo’s first prime minister, who was murdered on January 17, 1961.

Al Jazeera

M23 rebels take key town of Masisi as they advance in eastern DRC

The town of Masisi is in a rich, mountainous location that provides access to the provincial capital of Goma.

The Guardian - UK

Children executed and women raped in front of their families as M23 militia unleashes fresh terror on DRC

First-hand accounts from victims of unthinkable violence paint a gruesome picture of the brutality sweeping the central African country. How long is the West prepared to look away?

The Guardian - UK

In the DRC, rape is rife. How can women recover in a war zone?

Near the eastern city of Goma, charities such as MSF are reporting rising numbers of refugees who are victims of rape and torture

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‘I went to war. It was a nightmare’: how children have become ‘cannon fodder’ in DRC’s endless conflict

Driven mostly by poverty, children as young as 10 have been enlisted by the country’s militias, while NGOs try to reach and reintegrate those who escape

The Independent UK

Congo wants UN peacekeepers gone. But endless war around minerals is complicating that

The end of one of the world’s deadliest and yet most shadowy wars is as difficult to predict as the end of the large peacekeeping force meant to contain it

The Conversation

Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group seeks local power in DRC, not just control over mining operations

The violence wrought by the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 Movement is often narrowly framed as intended to control eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s resource-rich mining sites. The rebel group launched its most recent offensive in 2021 and currently controls vast territories in the south-east of North Kivu province, surrounding and…

The Independent UK

Years of war in Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. But little support is available

Years of conflict in eastern Congo have created a dire mental health crisis

International Business Times

DR Congo Launches Mpox Vaccination Drive, Hoping To Curb Outbreak

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox epidemic, launched a vaccination campaign against the virus on Saturday in the eastern city of Goma, AFP journalists said.

Al Jazeera

At least 78 people killed after boat capsizes in DRC

At least 58 rescued, as official warns death toll could rise after boat carrying 278 people sinks.

Radio France Internationale

Rwandan forces and M23 rebels accused of shelling civilians in DR Congo

The NGO Human Rights Watch has accused the Rwandan army and the M23 armed group of "indiscriminately bombing" displacement camps around Goma, the capital of North Kivu, as unrest in the eastern DRC intensifies.

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