Goma - Wikipedia
Goma is the capital and largest city of the North Kivu Province in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu and shares borders with Bukumu Chiefdom to the north, Rwanda to the east and Masisi Territory to the west.
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
12 hours ago · After Rwanda-backed rebels seized the Congolese city of Goma in 2012, powerful nations across the world registered their disapproval, announcing sanctions against Rwanda and other measures that ...
What is M23, the Rebels That Seized Goma in Eastern Congo?
13 hours ago · The group was founded in 2012 and quickly captured Goma for the first time, before withdrawing after global leaders pressured Rwanda. It lay dormant throughout most of the 2010s before resuming ...
DR Congo conflict: What is the fighting in Goma about?
1 day ago · Sitting on the border with Rwanda and the shores of Lake Kivu, it is a vital trading and transport hub that is within reach of mining towns supplying metals and minerals in high demand such as ...
Rebels Backed by Rwanda Announce Capture of Key City in …
1 day ago · A rebel militia backed by Rwanda on Monday announced the capture of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a major victory for the group and one of the most significant ...
Rwanda-DRC: Have M23 rebels taken over key city of Goma, and …
1 day ago · In 2012, M23 first seized Goma, but the Congolese army, supported by a UN force, pushed the rebels back into the eastern hills on the border with Rwanda in 2013. However, the DRC faced a ...
'No safe place to go to from Goma' for millions as humanitarian …
15 hours ago · Goma is a regional trade and humanitarian hub, hosting hundreds of thousands of the more than 6 million people displaced by eastern Congo’s prolonged conflict over ethnic tensions, resulting in one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. ... Rwanda and Geir Moulson in Berlin contributed to this report. MONIKA PRONCZUK. Pronczuk covers ...
Goma: Fear and gunshots after Rwanda-backed rebels claim …
2 days ago · Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda, who claimed to have captured eastern Congo’s largest regional hub.
Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo's Goma in major escalation
1 day ago · Item 1 of 10 Congolese demonstrators attend a protest against Rwanda, amid tensions following a clash in Goma between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC ...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim capture of Goma, Congo’s …
2 days ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described a mass panic among its 2 million people and Congo’s government said the rebel advance was a “declaration of war.” The M23 rebels announced the city’s capture in a statement minutes before a 48-hour deadline expired that had been imposed by ...
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