Goma - Wikipedia
Goma is the capital and largest city of the North Kivu Province in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu and shares borders with Bukumu Chiefdom to the north, Rwanda to the east and Masisi Territory to the west.
Panic spreads in eastern Congo's largest city as rebels close in …
15 hours ago · Panic is spreading in Goma in eastern Congo as M23 rebels encircle the city, battling Congo’s army. Many civilians have been wounded in the crossfire, stretching the main hospital. ... Rwanda’s government denies the claim but last year admitted that it has troops and missile systems in eastern Congo to safeguard its security, pointing to a ...
Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo
18 hours ago · On Thursday, fighting raged between rebels from the Rwanda-backed M23 group and Congolese forces in the town of Saké, the last major army position before Goma, a provincial capital with more than ...
A rebel group is advancing on eastern Congo's largest city and …
1 day ago · The M23 rebel group is advancing toward eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma. The United Nations says this has displaced over 178,000 people in the past two weeks. ... as the fighters closed in on Goma on the border with Rwanda. The M23 has been making significant advances, though it was unclear whether the rebels will try to capture Goma ...
Fighting reaches outskirts of eastern Congo's largest city as rebels ...
7 hours ago · The M23 seized Goma in 2012 and controlled it for over a week. As news of the fighting spread, schools in Goma sent students home Thursday morning. "We are told that the enemy wants to enter the city.
Thousands uprooted as Congo M23 rebels near Goma in major …
21 hours ago · However, Jason Stearns, a U.S.-based university professor and former U.N. expert, said Rwanda was probably not willing to risk a stronger international backlash and more aid cuts if the M23 tried ...
Panic spreads in eastern Congo's largest city as rebels battling the ...
14 hours ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the Congolese army. ... along the border with Rwanda, in ...
M23 rebels in eastern Congo seize a town on a key supply route …
2 days ago · M23, or the March 23 Movement, is a militant group composed of ethnic Tutsis who broke away from the Congolese army just over a decade ago. The group rose to prominence in 2012 when its fighters seized Goma, the capital of North Kivu province and eastern Congo’s largest city, on the border with Rwanda.
Advancing M23 Fighters In DR Congo Aided By Rwanda Backing, …
21 hours ago · Weaknesses within the Congolese army, as well as backing from Rwanda are aiding the fighters of the M23, according to experts, who have not ruled out an offensive on Goma, at the heart of the ...
DR Congo conflict: Rwanda-backed M23 rebels capture Minova
3 days ago · The taking of the town by the M23 puts its fighters within 40km of the key city of Goma. ... Rwanda did not deny a UN report saying it had about 4,000 soldiers fighting alongside the M23 in DR Congo.