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Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo 's key city of Goma sought to reassure its residents Thursday, holding a stadium rally and promising safety under their administration as they try to shore up public support amid growing international pressure.

Reuters on MSN · 2d

East Congo city of Goma rushes to bury bodies after rebel offensive

Over 2,000 bodies require burial in Goma after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took over the Democratic of Congo city last week, inflaming a decade-old conflict and humanitarian crisis, Congo's communications minister Patrick Muyaya said late on Monday.

The Conversation · 2d

DRC rebels take eastern city of Goma – why it matters and what could happen next

The M23 rebel group have captured the city of Goma in the eastern DRC in a major escalation of a drawn-out conflict.

UN, Goma

Zimbabwe · 4h

UN: Deaths near 3,000 in fighting for DRC's Goma

A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a fighting between M23 militants and the national army over control of a key eastern city.

CNN on MSN · 17h

More than 150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak in DRC, UN says

More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations spokesperson has said.

BBC · 1d

More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says

Footage from the jailbreak shows people fleeing from the building as black smoke rises into the air More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma,

America Magazine6h

Congolese bishop condemns ‘dire humanitarian situation’ after deadly attack in Goma

Approximately six million people have died in the conflict in the eastern D.R.C. since 1996. For decades, numerous armed ...

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Fighting ongoing across DRC's Goma, Rwanda troops in city, says UN

Fighting across the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and "is still very much ongoing ... it's not over ...

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Fighting rages in Congo’s Goma after militia, Rwandan troops enter city

(AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) GOMA, Congo (AFP) — Heavy artillery fire and gunshots echoed through the besieged Congolese ...

The New York Times6d

Life After a Rebel Takeover

Rwanda-backed rebels took control of Goma, a city on Lake Kivu. Goma Dispatch For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and ...

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DR Congo's occupied city plunged into uncertainty

GOMA - Long queues stretch in front of banks and other public buildings in DR Congo's largest eastern city Goma, where Rwanda-backed M23 fighters have taken control, leaving residents in disarray.More ...

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Congo Mass Murder: Hundreds of Women Raped and Burnt Alive in Goma's Munzenze Prison Amid Political Crisis

Goma: Congo has been witnessing a massive political crisis with Rwanda-backed rebels capturing the city of Goma and another ...

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Tragedy in Goma: Unveiling the Human Toll of Conflict

Recent clashes in Goma between Congolese forces and Rwanda-backed rebels resulted in over 900 deaths, surpassing earlier reports of 773. The World Health Organisation reported the staggering toll, ...

'People are afraid': BBC visits DR Congo city under rebel control

The M23 captured Goma, a city of nearly two million people, last week after a lightning advance in DR Congo's eastern region.

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