Goma under siege: What do M23, Rwanda want and what can happen next?
Goma, the capital of North Kivu, is both a strategic economic hub and a trade conduit to Rwanda. Rwanda frames its ...
Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo's Goma and push south for further gains
Rwandan President Paul Kagame blasted criticism of his country's role in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where rebels ...
The Economist2h
The fall of Goma heralds more bloodshed in eastern Congo
The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...
Wilson Center1h
Rwanda-backed rebels take Goma: what is happening in the DRC?
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The Africa Report3h
DRC: Rwanda‑backed M23 pledges to ‘march all the way to Kinshasa’
Local sources said Kigali-backed fighters were advancing on a new front and had seized two districts in South Kivu province, ...
M23 rebels in Goma: gains to boost illicit mineral trade through Rwanda, analysts say
The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.
South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
Kagame's comments clearly suggested that he wants South Africa to back off from DR Congo, where its military involvement dates back to the late 1990s. It first joined the UN's peacekeeping mission, ...
Africanews English on MSN24m
While some Goma residents re-open businesses, others flee
Days after M23 rebels marched into Goma, they have ordered residents to re-open their businesses. While some residents say ...