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M23 rebels battling Congo's army close in on Goma as panic spreads among city's 2 million people
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic spread in eastern Congo's main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby town as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard ...
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More than 100,000 people displaced in eastern Congo since the start of the year, UN says
KINSHASA, Congo — More than 100,000 people ... The group rose to prominence in 2012 when its fighters seized Goma, eastern Congo’s largest city on the border with Rwanda.
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Congo will execute more than 170 people convicted of armed robbery, official says
KINSHASA, Congo — More than 170 inmates on ... a resident of the eastern city of Goma. Espoir Muhinuka, a human rights activist, warned of the possibility of extrajudicial executions and called ...
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23 Congolese soldiers face the death penalty or prison for alleged desertion or other crimes
KINSHASA, Congo (AP ... Associated Press journalist Justin Kabumba contributed from Goma, Congo.
Daily Reporter19d
Congo executes 102 ‘urban bandits’ with 70 more set to be killed, officials say
KINSHASA, Congo (AP ... a resident of the eastern city of Goma. Espoir Muhinuka, a human rights activist, warned of the possibility of extrajudicial executions and called for a strict respect ...
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Congo will execute more than 170 people convicted of armed robbery, official says
KINSHASA, Congo (AP ... a resident of the eastern city of Goma. Espoir Muhinuka, a human rights activist, warned of the possibility of extrajudicial executions and called for a strict respect ...
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Congo bans Al Jazeera over its interview with a key rebel leader and threatens journalists
In the interview, Bisimwa blamed the government in the capital, Kinshasa, for violating an August ... A decade ago, the group seized the border city of Goma, and in late 2021 captured broad ...