Rwanda told to withdraw troops from DR Congo as rebels close on mineral-rich city
Rwanda has been urged to withdraw its advancing troops from the outskirts of Goma, a mineral-rich city in the Democratic ...
Congo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on Goma, displacing thousands
Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the ...
US, France and Britain pressure Rwanda over Congo rebel advance
The United States, France and Britain pressured Rwanda on Sunday over its support for rebels rapidly closing in on eastern ...
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Gunfire in DR Congo's Goma as pro-Rwanda forces close in
Gunshots rang out Sunday night in the centre of the besieged Congolese city of Goma, AFP journalists heard, after the ...
Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo
Many Congolese see the rebel advance as an invasion of their country by a foreign power in an attempt to seize land and Congo ...
Congo severs ties with Rwanda as eastern conflict escalates
M23 insurgency has intensified, with the Rwanda-backed rebels seizing control of more territory than ever before, prompting ...
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Fighting reaches outskirts of eastern Congo's largest city as rebels close in
Panic spread in eastern Congo's main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebel's advance: DR Congo's strategic city under threat
But 11 days later, the Congolese army had retaken the city with the support of the UN mission in the DRC and diplomatic pressure from the international community on Rwanda. At the end of 2013 ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels capture key eastern DR Congo town
The fall of the city puts the rebels within 40km (25 miles) of provincial capital, Goma, which lies close to the border with Rwanda. It comes two weeks after the M23 captured Masisi, with the ...