20 killed when a Chinese oil company's flight crashes in South Sudan
A small plane chartered by a Chinese oil company crashed Wednesday in a remote part of South Sudan, killing 20 people, authorities said. The flight chartered by Greater Pioneer Operating Co. had 21 ...
The Straits Times14d
US urges UN action to stop Rwanda, M23 rebels in eastern Congo
The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels marched into Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo, on Monday in the worst escalation of a long-running conflict in more than a decade. Congo accused Rwanda of ...
The Boston Globe14d
M23 rebels expand their control in east Congo as Rwanda’s Kagame joins calls for ceasefire
While government forces still control pockets of Goma, residents who spoke to The Associated Press by phone on Tuesday said that the M23 rebel group was in control of much of the city. The M23 ...
Yakima Herald-Republic14d
M23 rebels expand their control of Goma in eastern Congo
While government forces still control pockets of Goma, residents who spoke to The Associated Press by phone on Tuesday said that the M23 rebel group was in control of much of the city. The M23 ...
Daily Post Nigeria14d
Over 100 dead as M23 fighters, DRC Army clash in North Kivu
No fewer than 100 people have been killed in clashes between the army of the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 fighters supported by Rwandan soldiers. DAILY POST gathered that at least 1,000 ...
Firstpost14d
Congo on the brink: M23 rebels invade Goma, government forces resist
Congolese demonstrators attend a protest against Rwanda, amid tensions following a clash in Goma between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC); in Bukavu, ...
North Wales Pioneer14d
Protesters attack embassies in Congo’s capital as security forces slow rebels
Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo’s largest city, as UN officials ...
North Wales Pioneer15d
Demonstrators attack foreign embassies in Congo’s capital
Dozens of demonstrators attacked several foreign embassies, including those of Rwanda, France and Belgium, in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday to protest at the advance ...
Yahoo News Canada15d
Analysis-Rwanda-backed M23's deja-vu rise in Congo harder to stop this time
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - After three years on the run from the Rwandan-backed M23 insurgency in eastern Congo, on Sunday, with the rebels fighting their way into Goma's city outskirts, Colleta ...
The Washington Post15d
Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets
GOMA, Congo — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's largest city, as U.N ...
The Pioneer16d
International peacekeepers killed as fighting rages around eastern Congo's key city
M23 has made significant territorial gains in recent weeks, encircling the eastern city of Goma, which has around two million people and is a regional hub for security and humanitarian efforts.
Black Hills Pioneer16d
Clashes kill 17 in DR Congo's Goma as pro-Rwandan forces enter city
as the Congolese military fought to hold off M23 forces backed by the Rwandan army. Artillery fire and gunshots echoed across the major hub in the DRC's mineral-rich east, as Kigali said five ...