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Rwanda-backed rebels seize control of Congo’s Goma

Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo's Goma and push south for further gains

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels asserted their control over east Congo's largest city Goma on Thursday by calling on residents to resume normal life, even as the group clashed with Congolese troops as they tried to take more territory.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Rwanda-backed rebels seize control of Congo’s Goma after violent clashes

After a lightning offensive, M23 rebels now control Goma, a large city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

M23 Rebels Expand Their Control in East Congo as Rwanda's Kagame Joins Calls for Ceasefire

Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo’s largest city including its airport, the United Nations said, as Rwanda’s president joined calls for a ceasefire

Rwanda, South Africa and DR Congo

BBC on MSN · 6h

South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war

Kagame's comments clearly suggested that he wants South Africa to back off from DR Congo, where its military involvement dates back to the late 1990s. It first joined the UN's peacekeeping mission, Monusco, following the end of the racist system of apartheid in 1994.

The Financial Times · 8h

South Africa warns Rwanda of ‘declaration of war’ after DRC assault

Regional tensions spiral as peacekeepers killed in fighting following Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group offensive

Voice of America · 7h

South African, Rwandan leaders in war of words over DR Congo

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa accuses Rwanda of backing M23 rebels behind escalating crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo this week

The Economist7h

The fall of Goma heralds more bloodshed in eastern Congo

The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...

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Six peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo, officials say, as rebels close in on Goma

Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left six United Nations peacekeepers dead, UN officials said ...

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Rwanda's Kagame slams criticism of east Congo offensive as rebels push south

By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -President Paul Kagame said Rwanda was ready ...

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Rwanda's evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo

In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid ...

The Africa Report9h

DRC: Rwanda‑backed M23 pledges to ‘march all the way to Kinshasa’

Local sources said Kigali-backed fighters were advancing on a new front and had seized two districts in South Kivu province, ...

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Bodies recovered in Goma as M23 rebels take control and urge normalcy

Goma's streets saw bodies recovered as M23 rebels urged normalcy. President Tshisekedi promised a strong response. M23 forces ...

Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions

South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

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