Belgium seeks action as Goma in eastern Congo falls to M23 …
3 days ago · Belgium wants to take action to stop violence in eastern Congo. Belgian Foreign Minister Bernard Quintin (Francophone liberal) says: ‘Words alone are not enough; action must be taken’. By doing so, Belgium is sending a clear signal to the M23 rebels, who last night claimed to have completely seized Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo.
Battle of Goma (2025) - Wikipedia
3 days ago · The Goma offensive is an ongoing military campaign launched by the March 23 Movement (M23) Congolese rebel group against the regional capital of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The fighting is part of the larger M23 offensive in the North and South Kivu provinces of the DRC, which resumed in October 2024 after a pause.
DR Congo: What is happening in Goma and why are M23 rebels …
4 days ago · Item 1 of 2 Civilians who evacuated from Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), amid conflict between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC ...
UN: Fighting eases in DR Congo's Goma as rebels gain 'upper hand'
23 hours ago · The U.N. says Goma’s airport remains closed, halting the flow of humanitarian supplies. ... On Tuesday, protesters attacked, looted and burned some embassies, including those of Belgium, France ...
Bodies on streets, hospitals struggle, battles intensify in DR Congo’s Goma
2 days ago · In 2012, M23 first seized Goma, but the Congolese army, supported by the UN forces, pushed the rebels back into the eastern hills on the border with Rwanda in 2013.
Protesters attack embassies in Congo’s capital as security forces …
2 days ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo’s largest city, as U.N. officials reported an unspecified number of bodies on the streets.. Hospitals are overwhelmed in Goma, while hundreds of thousands are fleeing gunfire and shelling, the officials said.
DR Congo fighting: Missiles fly over homes and bodies in streets in Goma
3 days ago · The UN says hundreds of people are wounded and that bodies are lying in the streets of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo following an advance by M23 rebels on the key city The ...
Rwanda-backed rebels take control of airport in Goma, eastern …
2 days ago · Rebels seized the airport of east Congo's largest city, Goma, on Tuesday, potentially cutting off the main route for aid to reach hundreds of thousands of displaced people, after capturing the ...
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
2 days ago · In 2012, in the wake of M23’s first occupation of Goma, ... Last month Congo filed criminal complaints in France and Belgium against subsidiaries of Apple, accusing it of using conflict minerals ...
'This violence must stop': Belgium raises alarm over DR Congo …
Feb 10, 2024 · The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the surging violence in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) while calling on the Rwandan government to stop funding the M23 rebel group.