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Rwanda-backed rebels try to expand control

Congolese forces losing control of major stronghold as Rwanda-backed rebels move in

Congolese forces were losing control of the city of Goma on Wednesday after rebel groups backed by Rwanda took over the airport and shared plans to set up a new administration.

The Boston Globe · 21h

M23 rebels expand their control in east Congo as Rwanda’s Kagame joins calls for ceasefire

Much of the beleagured city of Goma was calm early Wednesday morning, after a day during which thousands of fleeing people hunkered down by roadsides as missiles flew and injured people streamed to overwhelmed hospitals.

Reuters · 1d

Congo fighting: Rise of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels harder to stop this time

M23's last occupation of Goma was short-lived, and within a year they were a defeated force. This time, things are different.

M23 takeover of Goma to boost illicit mineral trade

Reuters · 1d

M23 rebels in Goma: gains to boost illicit mineral trade through Rwanda, analysts say

The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.

The Daily Monitor on MSN · 1d

M23 takeover of Goma to boost illicit mineral trade - analysts

There is a lack of transparency of the mining operations and... a lack of transparency of the geological information,” Jean Pierre Okenda, a Congo-based rights lawyer specialised in extractive industries Thank you for reading Nation.

France24 (Video) on MSN · 1d

M23: Congo accuses Rwanda of using rebels to loot minerals

The M23 rebels are one of about 100 armed groups vying for a foothold in the mineral-rich region in the conflict, one of Africa’s largest.

Chaos erupts as M23 rebels seize Goma: What's happening in DR Congo

M23 plans to govern the city of Goma - a key gateway to rich mining areas that produce valuable resources like gold, tin, and ...

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Congo says it will seek to recover lost territory as Rwanda-backed rebels advance south

Nairobi. As an East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who seized the city of Goma extended their advance on Wednesday, and ...

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Watch moment Sky News challenges M23 rebels over Rwanda's support

The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have released captured Romanian mercenaries who were fighting with the Congolese army. As they ...

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Rwanda-backed rebels try to expand control

M23 takeover of Goma to boost illicit mineral trade

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