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UN warns of worrying humanitarian situation in DRC’s Goma amid assault by Rwanda-backed rebels
There was gunfire Tuesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma, as the United Nations warned of a worrying humanitarian situation amid clashes between Congolese soldiers and Rwandan-backed rebels who attacked the area and claimed to be in control.
DR Congo foreign minister calls on UN for action as rebels take over Goma
Thousands of residents who fled following a major escalation of the decades-long conflict arrived at the Rwandan border, as M23 rebels consolidate control of the city of Goma. View on euronews
M23 rebels expand their control of Goma in eastern Congo
The United Nations says Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma including its airport.
Fighting Ongoing Across DRC's Goma, Rwanda Troops in City, Says UN
"Active zones of combat have spread to all quarters of the city, all the neighborhoods of the city," Lemarquis, the deputy U.N. envoy and top U.N. aid official in the DRC, told reporters in New York via video from Kinshasa.
DR Congo hospitals overwhelmed after Goma fighting - UN
There are growing international calls for peace talks to end the escalation of violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The fate of the economic and trading hub Goma is still unclear. UN officials have said the situation is chaotic with fighting continuing in parts of the city.
Congo's M23 rebels take control of Goma airport, embassies attacked in capital
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Rwanda-backed rebels seize control of Congo’s Goma after violent clashes
After a lightning offensive, M23 rebels now control Goma, a large city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Rwanda, DRC leaders in crisis summit as Goma's fate hangs in balance
AFPThe president of crisis-hit DR Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on Wednesday, as fighters backed by Kigali appeared on the brink of seizing the key city of Goma.
Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo's Goma in major escalation
Rwandan-backed rebels marched into eastern Congo's largest city Goma on Monday, and the U.N. said they were supported by at least some regular Rwandan troops, in the worst escalation of a long-running conflict for more than a decade.
Clashes in Goma: Rwandan troops 'helping DR Congo rebels' (UN)
Clashes in the city of Goma have killed at least 17 people. France 24's Clément di Roma reports from Gisenyi in Rwanda.
'We don't know what comes next': Signs of surrender and fierce battles in Goma, now the site of the UN's largest peacekeeping mission in the world
The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have released captured Romanian mercenaries who were fighting with the Congolese army. As they ...
DR Congo breaks relations with Rwanda as Rwandan-backed M23 militia seizes Goma
The conflict comes amid rising global tensions after Donald Trump’s election, especially between Washington and Beijing, over ...
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People in civilian clothing enter UN base in Goma, hand over belongings and weapons
Unidentified people in civilian clothing enter UN base in Goma, hand over weapons to the Uruguayan Blue Helmets that are part ...
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Situation in DR Congo's Goma calmer, with sporadic shooting and looting reported: UN
Situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) city of Goma is calmer but still tense, with some violence hampering humanitarian operations, a UN spokesman said. Stephane Dujarric, chief ...
Congolese president snubs peace talks over Goma crisis
Speaking to BBC Newshour while being locked down in a UN bunker in the city, the deputy head of the UN force, Vivian van de ...
‘No safe place to go to from Goma’ for millions as humanitarian crisis looms in eastern Congo city
Bodies are lying on the streets. Medical staff in overwhelmed hospitals are treating hundreds of wounded civilians against ...
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Caught in Goma’s Crossfire: Tanzanian truck driver’s urgent call for rescue
Dar es Salaam. Several Tanzanian truck drivers remain stranded in Goma, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), amid ongoing violence.The Tanzania Truck Drivers Workers' Union (Chawamata) has ...