Having seized Goma, Congo's M23 rebels want to show they can govern
When M23 rebels swept into the Congolese city of Goma this week, world powers urged them to immediately withdraw. Instead, ...
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 ...
Congo hostilities fuelled by longstanding grievances. Your smartphone is also a factor
An insurgency led by M23 rebels in eastern Congo has escalated and reached the city of Goma, worsening a humanitarian crisis ...
Congo's ex-election chief turned rebel boss builds insurgency
Corneille Nangaa is the public face of a sprawling coalition of Congolese politicians and rebel groups fighting to oust ...
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Business suffers as buses, cargo trucks to Goma cancel services
The capture of the city has cut off the supply of goods to North Kivu, an emerging market for East African Community (EAC) member states.
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The Rubicon has been crossed, the only way is forward for the M23
Forty-nine years before Jesus of Nazareth was born in Bethlehem, Roman general Julius Caesar and his army crossed the river Rubicon—the waterway separating Gaul (modern-day France) and Italy. They ...