DR Congo rebels close in on Goma as 13 peacekeepers killed
Jan 26, 2025 · UN Secretary General António Guterres has called on Rwanda to withdraw its forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo's territory and on the M23 rebel group to stop its advance on the eastern ...
UN chief calls for Rwandan forces to leave DRC as rebels press ...
Jan 26, 2025 · Antonio Guterres urges the M23 rebels to immediately cease all hostile actions as thousands of civilians flee Goma.
Rwanda illegally occupying DR Congo, minister tells BBC
5 days ago · At least 700 people have been killed and more than 2,800 injured since Sunday, according to Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim capture of Goma, Congo’s …
Jan 26, 2025 · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described a mass panic among its 2 million people and Congo’s government said the rebel advance was a “declaration of war.” The M23 rebels announced the city’s capture in a statement minutes before a 48-hour deadline expired that had been imposed by ...
Secretary-General Calls on 23 March Movement to Immediately …
Jan 24, 2025 · The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General is alarmed by the resumption of hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. He condemns, in the strongest terms, the renewed offensive launched by the 23 March Movement (M23) since the beginning of the year and its expansion into North Kivu and South Kivu ...
Goma’s airport evacuated and flights canceled as rebels close in …
Jan 26, 2025 · In the past 48 hours, two U.N. peacekeepers from South Africa and one from Uruguay were killed and 11 others were injured and hospitalized, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ spokesman ...
DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack
Jan 24, 2025 · Intensifying hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo involving the non-state armed group M23 have caused further mass displacement in the mineral-rich region, with fears that the...
M23 Rebels Claim Takeover of Goma, Congo’s Largest City
Jan 27, 2025 · The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government says the Rwanda-backed rebels’ advance constitutes a “declaration of war."
Guterres voices alarm over M23 rebel offensive in DR Congo ...
Jan 23, 2025 · Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement issued by his Spokesperson noted the Rwandan-backed rebels seizure of Sake, in South Kivu, “which increases the threat” to the regional capital Goma – all of which is “heightening the threat of a regional war.” Rwanda denies any direct involvement with M23 fighters.
UN chief urges Rwandan forces to withdraw from DR Congo
Jan 27, 2025 · UN chief Antonio Guterres called Sunday on Rwandan forces to withdraw from the Democratic Republic of Congo and halt support for fighters advancing on the key Congolese city of Goma.