The fall of Goma: 16 days of chaos and fear – in pictures
Congolese photographer Arlette Bashizi documented for Reuters the lead-up to and aftermath of the seizure of her home city by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels
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‘A crying need’: Goma hospitals plead for blood donors after M23 assault
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Facilities overwhelmed by wounded people and unable to get supplies in or transport patients out
Patients with gunshot and shrapnel wounds have crammed into overwhelmed hospitals in Goma in the Democr…
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Rwandan-backed M23 rebels launch new offensive in DRC
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Clashes break ceasefire days before Rwandan and Congolese presidents attend crisis summit
Rebels of the M23 armed group and allied Rwandan forces have launched a new offensive in the eastern Democrati…
88 days ago
Hundreds of women are raped then burned alive after rebel group breaks into prison and forces its way into female ward
The atrocity took place during a mass jail break from Goma's Munzenze jail last week, as M23 fighters clashed with the Congolese army during deadly gun battles.
Amid DR Congo ceasefire, Goma residents race to bury 2,000 bodies
Aid groups help Goma residents bury 2,000 bodies after last week's battles, fearing disease spread.
Amid ceasefire, Goma residents race to bury 2,000 bodies
Aid groups help Goma residents bury 2,000 bodies after last week's battles, fearing disease spread.
Hundreds of women raped and burned to death after Goma prison set on fire
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Atrocity follows escape of thousands of male inmates amid chaos as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seize eastern DRC city
Hundreds of women were raped and burned alive during the chaos after a Rwandan-backe…
Food prices skyrocket in DR Congo’s Goma after M23 takeover
NGO ActionAid and locals say cost of some items has risen between 18% and 160% as conflict blocks aid and supplies.
89 days ago
Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 declares unilateral ceasefire in DRC
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Announcement came after UN health agency said at least 900 people were killed in fighting between the rebels and DR Congo forces in eastern city of Goma
The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized the key cit…
Displaced people in DR Congo face uncertain future after fleeing Goma
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More than 100,000 people left Kanyaruchinya camp following M23 takeover of the city in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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