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Rwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congo's largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital and seek to gain political power. Skip to content Menu Today's paper.
A United Nations report says Rwanda provided critical support to the M23 rebels who seized key cities earlier this year in Congo ...
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described a “mass panic” among its 2 million people ...
In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid to put pressure on Rwanda to withdraw its support.
The U.N. has called the conflict in eastern Congo “one of the most protracted, complex, serious humanitarian crises on Earth.