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M23 rebels take control of Goma airportJens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN humanitarian office (OCHA), told a briefing in Geneva colleagues had reported “heavy small arms fire and mortar fire across the city and the presence of many dead ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 strengthens its control over DRC’s GomaKenya has announced a virtual crisis summit, but Congolese state media says President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend.
The war for Goma was the most recent episode of combat in eastern DRC, a volatile region plagued by regional rivalries, ...
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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Kenya: President Ruto Calls for Immediate Cessation of Hostilities in DRC As Goma Falls to M23 RebelsPresident William Ruto, in his role as chair of the East African Community (EAC), has called for an immediate cessation of ...
The capture of the city has cut off the supply of goods to North Kivu, an emerging market for East African Community (EAC) member states.
Amid tragic escalation of violence in Congo, Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele of Goma has assured the people of the church's ...
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Kenya: Jambojet Halts Flights to Goma Amid Escalating ConflictJambojet, Kenya's budget airline, has suspended flights between Nairobi and Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), due to escalating conflict and the closure of Goma's airspace.
Speaking to BBC Newshour while being locked down in a UN bunker in the city, the deputy head of the UN force, Vivian van de ...
Gunfire broke out on Sunday night in the centre of the besieged Congolese city Goma after the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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