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Rebels kill DR Congo governor

Congo: Governor killed as fighting intensifies

As fighting between M23 rebels and the Congolese armed forces intensifies, Western governments have urged their citizens to leave the main city of Goma.

BBC on MSN · 2h

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 Congo, reports say. Fighting between the M23 and DR Congo's army has intensified since the start of the year, with the rebels seizing control of more territory than ever.

Reuters · 5h

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 front line during an offensive by M23 rebels, a government source and a U.N. report said on Friday.

M23 rebellion, Goma and Congo

The New York Times · 1d

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’s valuable rare minerals.

devdiscourse · 3h

Tensions Escalate in Eastern Congo as M23 Rebels Close in on Goma

The governor of Congo's North Kivu province, Maj. Gen Peter Cirimwami, has died following injuries from front-line battles as M23 rebels approach Goma. The rebel group has seized multiple towns, causing over 178,

Reuters · 1d

Thousands uprooted as Congo M23 rebels near Goma in major advance

Laden with just the possessions they can carry, thousands of displaced people have reached the outskirts of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, fleeing a rapid M23 rebel advance that has taken more territory than ever before.

Advancing M23 Fighters In DR Congo Aided By Rwanda Backing, Army Weakness

The M23 armed group has seized further territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and on Thursday was ...

Voice of America3h

VOA60 Africa - Panic spreads in eastern Congo's main city as M23 rebels advance

Panic is spreading in Goma as M23 rebels are closing in on eastern Congo's main city on the border with Rwanda. More than 178 ...

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Rwanda’s Paul Kagame urges Congo to negotiate with M23 rebels after they seize strategic towns

President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has urged Congolese authorities to negotiate with a violent rebel group that has seized key ...

devdiscourse3h

Crisis in Congo: Governor's Death Amid Rising M23 Tensions

The governor of North Kivu was killed amid escalating conflict as M23 rebels advanced toward Goma. The death, surrounded by ...

Turkey Offers To Mediate Between Rwanda And DR Congo

Ankara has offered to mediate between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo over a new offensive launched by an armed group in the east of the DRC, Turkey's president said Thursday.

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Member of Bishops’ Conference say situation in eastern Congo is ‘catastrophic’

A leading bishop in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says the situation in the conflict-hit eastern part of the country ...

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Kagame, Erdogan Discuss DR Congo Security Situation

President Paul Kagame and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan, discussed the security situation in the eastern part of DR Congo on Thursday, January 23, during the Rwandan leader's official ...

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