1 day ago · M23 soldiers frisk residents at the Unity Stadium in Goma on Thursday during a public gathering called by the armed group. ... Malawi on Wednesday cited the ceasefire in its order for its troops ...

3 days ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized eastern Congo’s key city of Goma announced a unilateral ceasefire in the region Monday for humanitarian reasons, following calls for a safe corridor for aid and hundreds of thousands of displaced people. The M23 rebels said the ceasefire would start Tuesday. The announcement came shortly after the U.N. health agency said at least 900 ...

2 days ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s government on Tuesday described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as “false communication,” while the United Nations noted reports of heavy fighting with Congolese forces in the region.. The M23 rebels on Monday announced the ceasefire on humanitarian grounds after pleas for the safe passage of aid and hundreds of ...

3 days ago · Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of last week's battles for the city as they feared the spread of disease.

2 days ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a town 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Bukavu, civil society officials and residents told The Associated Press.. Goma remains “under occupation” by Congo’s M23 rebels and the ceasefire they ...

1 day ago · On Wednesday, M23 broke a unilateral cease-fire it had declared days earlier and captured a village in Goma’s neighboring province of South Kivu. ... In Goma on Wednesday, pockets of the city ...

3 days ago · A rebel group that claimed to have captured the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, after fighting with the ...

3 days ago · The alliance of rebel groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a humanitarian ceasefire starting on Tuesday. ... and 2,880 injured in recent fighting in and around Goma, DR ...

3 days ago · The rebels said the ceasefire would start Tuesday shortly after the U.N. said 900 people were killed in last week’s fighting in Goma between rebels and Congolese forces. IE 11 is not supported.

3 days ago · The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major city in eastern Congo have declared a unilateral ceasefire, citing humanitarian grounds. But, there was no sign of them giving up control of Goma at the ...