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Goma, Congo

‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the Central African country in decades.

Reuters · 1d

Congo to seek UN investigation into 'mass violations' in Goma

The Democratic Republic of Congo will present a motion to the United Nations Human Rights Council seeking an investigation into what it called "mass violations" of rights in the city of Goma, its envoy told reporters on Thursday.

WION on MSN · 7h

DRC seeks investigation into 'mass violations' of rights in Goma

M23 rebellion, Congo and Rwanda

Associated Press · 9d

Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma

Rwanda-backed rebels claimed on Monday they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped.

The Washington Post · 1d

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

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety

Las Vegas Sun · 1d

Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo

Officials and residents say Rwanda-backed rebels have gained ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a town 100 kilometers (60 miles

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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 ...

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War Returns to the Democratic Republic of Congo: What to Know

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

As Goma ceasefire largely holds, Congo rushes to bury bodies from rebel offensive

Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of ...

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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Conflict in Goma leaves thousands dead and displaced as residents struggle to rebuild amid fragile security

The Congolese returning to Goma to rebuild their homeland said they were heartbroken over the devastated situation in the city, which left them wandering how to reconstruct their life with fragile ...

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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, ...

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Democratic Republic of the Congo: M23 rebels call on the population of Goma for a rally

February 06, 2025 The rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) have called on the population of Goma, located in the east of the ...

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Congo calls rebels’ ceasefire declaration ‘false communication’ as reports of fighting continue

Congo’s government has described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as “false ...

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UN rights body holds urgent session on violence in Democratic Republic of Congo

The UN’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where ...

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Soudal-QuickStep pull out of Tour du Rwanda due to safety concerns

Race organiser attempt to reassure those concerned about safety due to developing conflict in the Goma region of DRC ...

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Dire Health and Humanitarian Crisis in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Prompts Escalation of Efforts By WHO, Partners [press release]

The recent surge in violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has led to significant loss of life, trauma, displacement, and the destruction of critical health infrastructure, ...

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