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UN peacekeeping chief in Congo meets M23 leaders in first visit to rebel-held city

GOMA, Congo — The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo met with leaders of the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 on Friday in Goma, in her first visit to the eastern city of Goma since ...
The Columbian

M23 rebels expand their control of Goma in eastern Congo

Romanian mercenaries line up to cross the border into Rwanda in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.(AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels ...
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Art exhibition in Goma highlights environmental and security challenges

Titled in Swahili “Chini ya Ardhi”, meaning “Underground” in French, the exhibition presents works carrying powerful messages ...
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It's been a month since rebels seized an eastern Congo city. Goma residents say they are struggling

GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday. Residents in Goma, which was once a critical trade and humanitarian hub, say they are struggling on ...
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As Goma ceasefire largely holds, Congo rushes to bury bodies from rebel offensive

FILE PHOTO: Red Cross team members proceed with the burial of victims of the fighting, at ITIG Cemetery, in Goma (Reuters) - Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on ...
The Africa Report

Congo courts Washington as Rwandan-backed rebels seize Goma

Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) visited Washington this week following her intervention at the United Nations as the conflict in eastern ...

DR Congo and M23 rebels sign framework for peace in Qatar

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a framework for peace in the ...