Goma’s once vibrant music scene muted since M23 takeover in Congo
Inside the Goma Cultural Center in Congo, dozens of guitars once used to teach Goma’s youth hang silently on the wall.
Congo rebel leader says sanctions or minerals deal with the US won’t stop fighting in the east
The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo tells The Associated Press that international sanctions ...
Wealth and Warfare Empower a Rwanda-Backed Militant Group in Congo
The M23 militia is ruling over a vast stretch of territory in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels enter mineral-rich town in Congo, defying ceasefire calls
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels entered the strategic town of Walikale in eastern Congo late Wednesday, according to residents and ...
Africanews on MSN13h
Goma’s cultural scene struggles amid ongoing conflict
In Goma, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the impact of ongoing conflict is being felt far beyond the ...
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Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight a Far Smaller Militia
The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse. Congolese soldiers near the city of Goma ...
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Congo rebel leader says sanctions, any minerals deal with US won’t stop fighting in the east
The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo says ...
AllAfrica.com10d
Congo-Kinshasa: After the Fall of Goma and Bukavu, Where Is DR Congo's M23 War Headed?
Goma/Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo — "Civilians continue to die and live in fear." After a rapid advance saw Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seize the two largest cities in eastern ...
Al Jazeera English6d
Mapping the human toll of the conflict in DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing one of the world ... In January, M23 seized control of Goma, the capital of mineral-rich North Kivu province, before capturing Bukavu ...
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Congo rebel leader brushes off ceasefire call, vowing to fight on
we will be forced to go and eliminate the threat because the Congo deserves better," he said during an interview in Goma, eastern Congo's main city. "In the meantime, what happened in Doha ...