The Associated Press on MSN4h
As rebels cement rule of Goma, residents cope with life cut off from basic services
On the shores of Lake Kivu, Goma residents were busy filling up plastic jerrycans with lake water. Less than a week since ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
The Economist14h
The fall of Goma heralds more bloodshed in eastern Congo
The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...
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Tensions rise as global incidents spur international alarm: Overnight reports
This happened while you were sleeping. Here's what global agencies reported overnight, from Wednesday to Thursday. An ...
DRC president vows to fight M23 rebels in battle for Goma
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday that his troopers are fighting an insurgence by the Rwandan-backed militant group M23 which recently captured swaths of land in the east.
With fear and fist-bumps, Goma residents greet Congo's M23 rebels again
Residents greeted the arrival of Rwanda-backed rebels with trepidation, some staying indoors and others coming out to cheer ...
Rwanda’s stealth occupation of eastern Congo
What has been a slow-burn crisis in eastern DRC has again exploded into the open. Kagame appears to have calculated that a ...
M23 Rebels Claim Goma, Congo Calls It a 'Declaration of War'
M23 rebels claim they now control the Congolese city of Goma—an act Congo's government described as a 'declaration of war.' ...
Ukraine replaces commander of eastern front after Russia captures another town
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy replaced the commander of the eastern front, the most heated battlefield of the ...
allAfrica.com on MSN1d
Tshisekedi skips crisis summit as M23 tightens grip on eastern DRC
The leaders of DR Congo and Rwanda are meeting at an emergency East African summit in Kenya on Wednesday as M23 rebels, ...
Al Jazeera English12d
Six killed in Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine
At least three people have been killed in a Russian drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital, while three others were killed in the country’s south. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr ...