As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.
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Goma Is Threatened By Conflict and a Volcano - We've Created a Handbook to Help Hotspots Like These [analysis]
The city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was taken over by the M23 rebel group in January 2025. This was a tragic escalation of a decades-long conflict that's led to mass ...
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Inside FDLR’s frontline base 3km from Rwanda border
In the days leading up to the seizure of Goma by the M23 rebels last month, the FDLR militia – the UN and US-sanctioned terror group founded by extremists linked to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi ...
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The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC
The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...
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‘On the streets I once walked dead bodies lay prostrate and forgotten’
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Plumes of smoke rise daily from the crater of Mount Nyiragongo, a volcano in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce ...
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DRC rebels take eastern city of Goma – why it matters and what could happen next
Located 1,000 miles west of Goma, the capture of Kinshasa is unlikely. But the conflict still looks set to spread deeper into the DRC. The speed of the M23 advance has taken many by surprise.
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Analysis: The battles for Goma in the northern Kivu province, DRC
Goma is surrounded by numerous volcanoes which expose minerals such as gold, cobalt, lithium, tin, tungsten, copper, tantalum, among others. Well known volcanoes are Mt Nyiragongo, which plumes ...