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Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says

Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after the provincial capital was captured by rebels following days of fierce fighting with the Congolese army.

AFP on MSN · 1d

DR Congo's occupied city plunged into uncertainty

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. At a roundabout in central Goma,

Hosted on MSN · 2d

Rwandan-backed rebels have seized another city in eastern Congo

Rwandan-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a city 60 miles (96 kilometers) from the provincial capital of Bukavu,

DR Congo conflict advances

Reuters · 1d

Tshisekedi to join regional summit on eastern Congo conflict

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi will take part in a joint summit of Eastern and Southern African leaders starting on Friday to discuss the conflict in its east, where Rwandan-backed rebels are seizing more territory.

Yahoo · 3h

DR Congo conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, as the United Nations top rights body said it would launch an investigation into alleged violations and abuses during the deadly clashes gripping the African nation.

AFP on MSN · 1d

DR Congo conflict advances as UN calls for peace

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continued its advance Thursday through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and looked poised to seize a strategic town, as United Nations chief Antonio Guterres called for peace.

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Protesters attack embassies in Congo’s capital as security forces try to slow rebels in the east

United Nations officials say there were dead bodies on the streets of eastern Congo’s largest city where hospitals are ...

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Residents of Congo’s besieged city live in fear as government forces battle rebel takeover

Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped by fear as ...

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Goma dispatch: Mass graves and reprisal fears as M23 seize DR Congo city

The M23, whose top brass are mostly Congolese Tutsi, began its insurgency more than three years ago after a decade of dormancy, seizing large parts of North Kivu province before finally grabbing Goma, ...

Congo's M23 rebels take control of Goma airport, embassies attacked in capital

Three U.S. Army soldiers were onboard a BlackHawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington ...

773 reported dead in Congo violence

At least 773 people were killed in eastern Congo's largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with ...

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