Rwandan-backed rebels declare they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma, as their troops continue to claim more territory in the mineral rich region.

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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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M23 rebel fighters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have taken control of a strategic ... from the major city of Goma, on Saturday, provincial parliament member Alexis Bahunga told ...

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Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – From ... Zambia and resource-rich Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In DRC, the Lobito Corridor links the mining provinces of Tanganyika, Haut ...

The M23 is a well-armed group named after the date of a long-abandoned peace deal signed on March 23rd 2009. It is led by Congolese Tutsi officers. Sharing the same ethnicity as Mr Kagame, they ...

Mercy Corps’ national office is in Goma with sub-field offices in North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri and the Kasai. Mercy Corps DRC’s key programming areas include a combination of longer-term development ...