Democratic Republic of the Congo Bukavu

Congo, M23 rebellion and Goma

Leader of Congo's rebel alliance say they have taken Goma

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Congolese rebels said on Sunday they had taken Goma, the biggest city in the east of the mineral-rich country, after a lightning advance that has forced thousands of people to flee and fuelled concerns of a regional war.

The New York Times · 3d

Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo

Many Congolese see the rebel advance as an invasion of their country by a foreign power in an attempt to seize land and Congo’s valuable rare minerals.

The Associated Press on MSN · 8h

Rebels enter outskirts of Goma and close the airport in the eastern Congo hub

Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the key eastern city of Goma.

11don MSN

Congo jails three Chinese citizens in illegal mining crackdown

A Congolese court has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were arrested in possession of ...

Chinese nationals ignore embassy warnings in gold rush to DRC's troubled east

China's embassy in the resource-rich Democratic Republic of Congo has been warning Chinese citizens and firms not to venture ...

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Congo court sentences Chinese nationals to 7 years in prison in illegal mining crackdown

Suspects were found in possession of $400,000 in cash and substantial amount of gold, raising concerns about scale of their ...

Barron's12d

Chinese Men Jailed In East DR Congo Over Gold Bars

Three Chinese nationals have been sentenced to seven years in prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east after being arrested in ... illegal purchase and illegal possession of minerals in ...

allAfrica.com on MSN1d

Congo-Kinshasa: Thousands Flee Eastern DRC As M23 Rebels Encircle Provincial Capital Goma

Thousands of people have fled their homes in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, as clashes between M23 rebels and ...

Anadolu Ajansi10d

Chinese nationals sentenced to jail over illegal mining, money laundering in Democratic Republic of Congo

Three Chinese citizens have been sentenced to seven years in prison for the illegal exploitation of minerals in the eastern ...

DR Congo urges UN to punish Rwanda for 'declaration of war'

The Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday called for the United Nations to sanction Rwanda, accusing its neighbour of ...

2don MSN

Governor of Congo’s North Kivu province dies of his wounds in fighting with rebels, authorities say

Authorities say the governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained in fighting on the front ...

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