Congo calls rebels' ceasefire declaration 'false communication' as ...
16 hours ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s government on Tuesday described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as “false communication,” while the United Nations noted reports of heavy fighting with Congolese forces in the region.. The M23 rebels on Monday announced the ceasefire on humanitarian grounds after pleas for the safe passage of aid and hundreds of ...
M23 rebels battling Congo’s army close in on Goma as panic …
Jan 23, 2025 · Panic is spreading in Goma in eastern Congo as M23 rebels encircle the city, battling Congo’s army. Many civilians have been wounded in the crossfire.
Goma under the M23: BBC visits DR Congo city under rebel control
2 days ago · The M23 captured Goma, a city of nearly two million people, last week after a lightning advance in DR Congo's eastern region. ... As DR Congo reels from the shock of seeing Goma captured, the UN's ...
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a …
4 days ago · M23 forcing local alliances in Congo. Unlike in 2012, when the M23 took Goma in a campaign led by Kinyarwanda-speaking fighters pushing mainly for their full integration into the Congolese army, “this time it has a national agenda,” the Crisis Group think tank said of M23 in a recent assessment.
M23 Rebels Claim Takeover of Goma, Congo’s Largest City
Jan 27, 2025 · The M23 took Goma once before in 2012, withdrawing after considerable international pressure was put on Rwanda. Yet Congo experts say it might be harder this time to talk M23 down as their motives ...
What to know about the fighting in DR Congo : NPR
4 days ago · Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.
DR Congo conflict: Fighting rages on in Goma as M23 rebels and …
Jan 26, 2025 · The M23 group has taken control of vast parts of mineral-rich eastern DR Congo since 2021. In the past few weeks, the group has been advancing swiftly on Goma amid intense fighting.
DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance - BBC
Feb 11, 2024 · Rebels from the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 movement are blocking the two main roads into Goma from the north and the west and preventing produce from getting through.
DRC rebels take eastern city of Goma - The Conversation
23 hours ago · In a major escalation in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), rebels from the March 23 Movement – or M23 – have seized Goma, the capital city of North Kivu province.
Congo's M23 rebels take control of Goma airport, embassies …
Jan 28, 2025 · M23 fighters marched into Goma on Monday in the worst escalation since 2012 of a three-decade conflict rooted in the long fallout from the Rwandan genocide and the struggle for control of Congo's ...