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M23 rebels take control of Goma airport
Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN humanitarian office (OCHA), told a briefing in Geneva colleagues had reported “heavy small arms fire and mortar fire across the city and the presence of many dead ...
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Kenya: President Ruto Calls for Immediate Cessation of Hostilities in DRC As Goma Falls to M23 Rebels
President William Ruto, in his role as chair of the East African Community (EAC), has called for an immediate cessation of ...
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The fall of Goma heralds more bloodshed in eastern Congo
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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Rwanda-backed M23 strengthens its control over DRC’s Goma
Kenya has announced a virtual crisis summit, but Congolese state media says President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend.
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Kenya: Jambojet Halts Flights to Goma Amid Escalating Conflict
Jambojet, Kenya's budget airline, has suspended flights between Nairobi and Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), due to escalating conflict and the closure of Goma's airspace.
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DRC/Rwanda: Kagame, Tshisekedi to attend crisis summit as Goma’s fate hangs in the balance
The president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on ...
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Tshisekedi’s snub of Ruto meeting over Goma shows deteriorating relations
The Summit is a follow-up of the Extraordinary Summit of the SADC Organ Troika plus the DRC and Troop Contributing Countries ...
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Business suffers as buses, cargo trucks to Goma cancel services
The capture of the city has cut off the supply of goods to North Kivu, an emerging market for East African Community (EAC) member states.