This is Beirut, 30/01 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The M23, a Rwanda-backed armed group, has seized most of Goma, a key city of a million people in the mineral-rich eastern DR Congo. Analysts say their motives combine security and economic interests with the deadly momentum of war. Why did Rwanda and M23 take Goma? Rwanda's President Paul Kagame says its priority in eastern Democratic Republic ...
Natasha Metni Torbey, 29/01 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Congo Goma Lebanon Lebanese community Fighting
The recent fighting in the cities of Goma and Kinshasa raises deep concerns about the fate of the Lebanese community in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Intense clashes between the Congolese Army and the M23, an armed anti-government militia backed by Rwanda, have reignited, especially near the Rwandan border. On January 26, fierce fighting ...
This is Beirut, 29/01 09:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
UN Security Council Europe Goma
The president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on Wednesday, as fighters backed by Kigali appeared on the brink of seizing the key city of Goma. The M23 armed group took control of Goma's airport on Tuesday, a security source said, following days of intense clashes that ...