Goma

Violence rocks east DR Congo despite rebel pullout

3 Dec 2012

Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern city of Goma assumed gradual control of the mining hub on Sunday after a rebel pullout, but tensions were running high with clashes on Rwanda’...

12:04PM

M23 rebels pull out of Congo city of Goma

3 Dec 2012

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Goma assumed gradual control of the city yesterday after a rebel pullout, but tensions were running high, with gunmen attacking a...

4:24AM

DR Congo rebels withdraw from key city of Goma

2 Dec 2012

Rebels in the volatile east of the Democratic Republic of Congo pulled out Saturday from the mining hub of Goma, the city they seized less than two weeks ago, sparking fears of a wider war.

10:14AM

DR Congo rebels begin Goma pull-out

28 Nov 2012

Local residents in Goma on Wednesday said M23 rebel fighters have started trucking food and ammunition out of the key Congolese city, a local official said.

9:29PM

DR Congo rebels to withdraw from Goma

27 Nov 2012

Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday they would withdraw from Goma, a week after their capture of the key eastern city sparked fears of a new war in the volatile region.

5:27PM

UN chief urges M23 rebel group to leave Congo city of Goma

27 Nov 2012

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged M23 rebels in Congo to lay down their weapons and leave the city of Goma which they seized.

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2:53AM

UN says Rwanda and Uganda backed rebel takeover of Goma

The Rwandan military is commanding and supporting the rebel force that overtook a provincial capital in eastern Congo earlier this week, a United Nations report said.

Uganda is also...

2:56AM

Kabila, Kagame to attend DR Congo conflict summit

The leaders of Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda will attend a regional summit in Uganda on Saturday after rebels seized the main eastern Congolese city of Goma, Ugandan officials said on...

4:32PM

DRC rebels threaten advance, say Kabila must go

Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo warned on Wednesday they had the entire country in their sights after seizing the key eastern city of Goma.

8:50PM

DR CONGO

DR Congo, Rwanda leaders meet after rebels take Goma

Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila and his Rwandan rival Paul Kagame have met for face-to-face talks over conflict in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized the key city of...

8:33PM

CONGO

M23 rebels claim control of key Congolese city of Goma

Rebels widely believed to be backed by Rwanda claimed control of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday, parading through the frontier city of one million people past UN...

3:05AM

DR CONGO

Congo rebels claim control of city as Rwanda tensions rise

Rebels widely believed to be backed by Rwanda claimed control of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, walking through the frontier city of one million people past UN...

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