Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...
M23 rebels in Goma: gains to boost illicit mineral trade through Rwanda, analysts say
The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.
Congo’s forces try to slow Rwanda-backed rebels in the east as protests break out in the capital
Congo’s security forces are fighting against Rwanda-backed rebels who advanced into a key eastern city in a major escalation of a decadeslong conflict.
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Key DR Congo city on brink as pro-Rwanda forces take airport
An armed group backed by Rwandan troops took control of the besieged Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma's airport on ...
Fighting ongoing across DRC's Goma, Rwanda troops in city, says UN
Fighting across the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and "is still very much ongoing ... it's not over ...
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Chaos in Congo's Goma: Embassies of Rwanda, France & US attacked; UN says dead bodies lie in streets
A day after the rebels marched into the lakeside city, protesters in the capital attacked a UN compound and embassies ...
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The Fall of Goma
Once again, the eastern Congolese city of Goma has fallen to the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group. The mayhem is certainly real; the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) displacement crisis is second ...