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GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels were quickly expanding ... said the United Nations has about 1,200 international and national staff and dependents in Bukavu. “We’re moving some ...

included members of the RDF [Rwanda Defence Forces] and the Rwanda National Police (RNP) as they prepare for their mission, based on bilateral arrangements between Rwanda and Mozambique,” the same ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa, while Congo’s president called ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo on Wednesday as they moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the ...

When Rwanda-backed rebels seized control of eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma this week, it prompted a flurry of declarations condemning Rwanda from the U.N. and western nations, including the ...

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GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo’s largest city ...