DR of Congo governor ‘killed by rebels’ as fighting intensifies
M23 rebels made significant territorial gains in recent weeks, encircling Goma, which is home to around two million people.
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Military governor of DRC’s North Kivu province killed in M23 rebel assault
The military governor of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has died from injuries sustained ...
Rebels kill DR Congo governor as fighting intensifies - reports
Rebels from the Rwanda-backed M23 have killed a military governor as they advanced through eastern Democratic Republic of ...
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M23 Rebels Say North Kivu Governor Killed
The military governor of North Kivu Province in eastern DR Congo was killed in the battlefield on Thursday, January 23, ...
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President cuts short Davos trip as DR Congo fighting rages
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s president has cut short his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos as a deadly conflict ...
Congo provincial military governor dies in rebel offensive
The military governor of Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province has died from gunshot wounds suffered on the ...
Governor of Congo’s North Kivu province dies of his wounds in fighting with rebels, authorities say
The governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained during fighting on the front line, ...
M23 rebels battling Congo’s army close in on Goma as panic spreads among city’s 2 million people
Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the ...
Panic spreads in eastern Congo’s largest city as rebels battling the army close in on Goma
M23 is one of about 100 armed groups that have been vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo, in a decades-long conflict that has created one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.
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Rwanda’s president dismisses reports suggesting his country’s support for M23 rebels
Rwandan President Paul Kagame dismissed reports claiming that his country supports the M23 rebel group, which recently seized key towns in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Kagame told ...
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Rwanda’s Paul Kagame urges Congo to negotiate with M23 rebels after they seize strategic towns
Congo accuses Rwanda of backing M23 and has repeatedly rejected Kagame's advice to negotiate with the rebels. United Nations experts estimate there are up to 4,000 Rwandan forces in Congo.