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29 January

FARDC soldiers patrol near Goma after an attack by M23 rebels. (Photo: AFP)

Key DR Congo City Close to Falling to Rwanda-Backed Fighters

Rwanda-backed fighters controlled most of the besieged DR Congo city of Goma after days of deadly fighting in the key mineral trading hub.

28 January

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Clashes Kill 17 in DR Congo’s Goma as Pro-Rwandan Forces Enter City

Clashes in Goma have killed at least 17 people as the Congolese military fought to hold off M23 forces backed by the Rwandan army.

27 January

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Rwanda Army Says 120 Congolese Fighters ‘Disarmed’

More than 120 Congolese fighters have been disarmed in Rwanda, the Rwandan army said, as a Kigali-backed armed group entered the Goma, a key city in DRC's perennially restive east.

26 January

Terrorism

Peacekeeping forces stand guard outside the Butsili Catholic Church in Beni, DR Congo

Staff Writer With AFP

Uruguayan UN Peacekeeper Killed in DRC Fighting: Army

A Uruguayan member of the UN peacekeeping force fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed, and four others wounded, Uruguay's military announced Saturday.

22 January

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

M23 Fighters Further Encircle Key DR Congo City of Goma

The army acknowledged Tuesday a "breakthrough" by the M23 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where the armed group fighting government forces has seized a trading hub that supplies the city of Goma.

19 January

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

M23 Fighters Seize DR Congo Mining Town: Local Sources

Fighters from the Rwanda-backed M23 movement seized control of a key mining settlement in Democratic Republic of Congo, their latest advance in the country's war-torn east, local sources said on Sunday.

10 January

Africa