Luggage on their backs, they trudged all Wednesday morning along the road leading to downtown Goma, fleeing the advancing ...

The M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken over the town of Minova, threatening Goma. The conflict has displaced 484,000 people, with Congo and the UN accusing Rwanda of supporting ...

The rebels captured the key mining town of Masisi in North Kivu earlier this month, another key supply route for Goma. Minova is a strategically important port on the shores of Lake Kivu and a ...

M23 rebels seize Minova, key supply route to Goma Congo, UN accuse Rwanda of backing M23 rebels Latest fighting displaces over 178,000 people, NGOs suspend activities GOMA, Democratic Republic of ...

M23 rebels have seized the town of Minova in eastern DR Congo, a key supply route for the provincial capital Goma, authorities said. The provincial governor of South Kivu, Jean-Jacques Purusi ...

The fall of Minova to M23 fighters backed by the Rwandan army further encircles the regional capital Goma in a conflict that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. "We were exchanging ...

GOMA, Congo — M23 rebels seized the town of Minova in eastern Congo, a key supply route for the provincial capital Goma, authorities said Tuesday, leading to a mass exodus of people in the face ...

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