Goma, Congo

Congo says 773 killed in the past week of fighting between troops, rebels in Goma
Authorities confirmed 773 bodies and 2,880 injured persons in Goma's morgues and hospitals, Congolese government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya told a briefing in the capital, Kinshasa, adding that the death toll could be higher.
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma
Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda, who claimed to have captured eastern Congo’s largest regional hub.
UN says the death toll in fighting in the eastern Congo city of Goma is at least 900
The U.N. health agency says that fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at least 900 people dead, raising the previously cited death toll of 773.
Hospitals in eastern Congo exhausting supplies as they are crowded with wounded amid rebel offensive
Hundreds of wounded people have poured into overcrowded hospitals in Goma after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the major city in eastern Congo last week.
Nearly a week after rebels took over the Congolese city of Goma, hospitals are overwhelmed
At least 773 people were killed in the eastern city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major escalation of a decadelong conflict, Congolese authorities said Saturday.
DR Congo says 773 dead in weeklong fighting as military tries to repel rebels
The rebels’ advance into other areas was slowed by a weakened military that recovered some villages from them.
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
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DR Congo’s rebels vow to take Kinshasa after claiming capture of Goma
Rwanda-backed rebels are closing in on the key eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo city of Bukavu, promising to continue ...
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Critical minerals factor into the fight.
M23 Rebellion in DR Congo: Protesters Light Fires Near US Embassy
Protesters have attacked missions in the capital of the African country as anger grows about the advance of the M23 rebel ...
What's the fighting in DR Congo all about?
M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.
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Video: Dutch embassy one of several diplomatic missions attacked in Congo
Protesters have attacked several embassies in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Dutch ...
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Paul Kagame and the war in Congo: Here’s what we know
On January 27, M23 rebels, a group synonymous with the March 23 Movement claimed that they had taken over Goma, on the ...
Congo's defeated foreign mercenaries head home with 'big relief'
Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries hired by the Democratic Republic of Congo government to counter a swift offensive by ...
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Abaharurwa muri mirongo bishwe, 'embassies' zimwe zirononwa muri RDC
I Kinshasa, ubuserukizi nk'ubwa France, USA, Uganda, Rwanda, n'ahandi bwononywe n'abateye akaguma mu gisagara gikuru. Hitezwe vyinshi mw'ihuriro ry'abakuru b'ibihugu vya EAC yatumweko vyihuse na ...
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Uganda’s embassy in DRC attacked
Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC has been looted and a ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: The Extremely Serious Humanitarian Situation in Goma Requires Immediate Attention From the International Community
The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Bruno Lemarquis, reiterates his deep concern over the critical situation in Goma. After several days of intense fighting, the ...