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What’s Happening In Congo Where Rwanda Backed M23 Rebels Captures Goma City

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What’s Happening In Congo Where Rwanda Backed M23 Rebels Captures Goma City

Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo: Rwanda-backed rebels on Monday claimed they captured Goma, the largest city in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the United Nations reported “mass panic” among its 2 million residents. The city’s capture came after a 48-hour deadline imposed by M23 rebels for the Congolese army to…

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Nine South African soldiers killed as eastern Congo conflict escalates

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Nine South African soldiers killed as eastern Congo conflict escalates

Members of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) ride on a pickup truck as they secure the evacuation of non-essential UN staff, following the fight between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), in Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic…

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