The New York Times

Life After a Rebel Takeover

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much uncertainty. Rwanda-backed rebels took control of Goma, a city on Lake Kivu. Goma ...
NPR

Life in Goma, the Congolese city under a new occupation

A glimpse of life after the siege in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, as some semblance of a tenuous peace returns, as does the fear of reprisals. Goma, a key hub in Eastern Democratic Republic of ...
Reuters

Rebel fighting cuts power lines to Congolese city of Goma

KINSHASA, Nov 7 (Reuters) - The main power lines to the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been cut due to an escalation in rebel fighting nearby, leaving hospitals and water ...
Yahoo

Clashes hit rebel-controlled Goma, largest city in east Congo

(Reuters) - Clashes between pro-government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels reached Goma in east Congo, residents told Reuters on Saturday, as each side blamed the other for the worst violence in the ...
Al Jazeera English

Ex-DRC President Kabila holds talks in M23-held city of Goma: Reports

Former President Joseph Kabila has returned to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, just days after he lost his immunity amid accusations he has helped armed rebels fighting in the eastern DRC, ...
Reuters

Army in control of town near key eastern Congo city Goma after gunfire

SAKE, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A town just west of the major east Congo city of Goma appeared under army control on Thursday hours after hundreds of residents fled an outbreak ...
BBC

BBC goes inside rebel-held city in DR Congo

Six months after M23 rebels took the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma, there are signs of a return to normality. But the emotional scars still run deep for many women who survived ...
CNN

Residents of Congo’s besieged city live in fear as government forces battle rebel takeover

Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped by fear as gunshots continue to ring out around their homes, days after rebel forces ...
Newsweek

M23 Rebels Claim Goma, Congo Calls It a ‘Declaration of War’

M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, claimed to have taken control of Goma, eastern Congo's largest city, early on Monday, while a 48-hour deadline for the Congolese army to surrender expired. The United ...
CNN

Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says

Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce fighting ...
The New York Times

‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the Central African country in decades. Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the ...