M23 rebels close in on Goma in Congo
Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the ...
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Clashes In Eastern DR Congo Wound Dozens And Displaces Thousands
The Rwanda-backed M23, considered a "terrorist movement" by Kinshasa, has seized vast swathes ... from the North Kivu provincial capital, Goma, fighting was taking place on Wednesday around ...
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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 (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 — 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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Over 230,000 flee eastern DR Congo violence since January 1: UN
Kinshasa (AFP) – More than 230,000 people have fled surging violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since the start of the year, the United Nations said Friday, labelling it one of the ...