What to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as rebels close in on Goma
Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...
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DR Congo: Civilians at Risk as M23 Approaches Goma
Civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are at increasing risk as the abusive M23 armed group, supported by the ...
Governor of Congo's North Kivu province dies of his wounds in fighting with rebels, authorities say
Authorities say the governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained in fighting on the front line as M23 rebels close in on Goma ...
What does the capture of Masisi mean for M23’s offensive in eastern DRCongo?
The latest offensive happened last week when the M23 rebels took Masisi, the administrative centre of the Masisi territory, in North Kivu. Days before, they’d captured another town Katale. Thousands ...
Africa Daily - What does the capture of Masisi mean for M23’s offensive in eastern DRCongo? - BBC Sounds
What does the capture of Masisi mean for M23’s offensive in eastern DRCongo?
Al Jazeera English20d
M23 rebels take key town of Masisi as they advance in eastern DRC
The group took control of Masisi, a town and local administrative centre about 80km (50 miles) from the major city of Goma, on Saturday, provincial parliament member Alexis Bahunga told the ...
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More than 100,000 people displaced in eastern Congo since the start of the year, UN says
M23 rebels captured the town of Masisi on Monday, leading to a mass exodus of people in the face of a new offensive by the rebel group that saw them take over two strategic towns in the east of the ...
BBC20d
Rwanda-backed rebels seize key town in DR Congo
The M23 says it is protecting ethnic Tutsis from persecution Rebel forces backed by Rwanda have captured the town of Masisi in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to various ...
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Masisi General Referral Hospital Hit By Gunfire Leaving Two MSF Staff Slightly Injured DRC [press release]
On Sunday 19 January, two Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) workers were slightly injured when a rocket hit the MSF garage next to the Masisi General Referral hospital in North Kivu province, Democratic ...
The Boston Globe12d
Congo says several towns recaptured from rebels but fighting intensifies in its east
The Congolese army said some of the recovered towns have been occupied by rebels for months, including Ngungu, a key town in the Masisi territory that is near the North Kivu provincial capital ...
The Hindu11d
Congo says several towns recaptured from rebels but fighting intensifies in its east
Several towns that fell to armed groups in eastern Congo's North Kivu and South Kivu provinces have been recaptured by government forces, a Congolese army spokesman said, even as the rebels have ...
The Jamaica Observer8d
Over 230,000 flee eastern DR Congo violence since January 1: UN
The M23 armed group has gained ground in recent weeks and earlier this month took control of Masisi, the administrative capital of the Masisi territory in North Kivu province. From January 1 to 6 ...