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Governor of Congo’s North Kivu province dies of his wounds in fighting with rebels, authorities say
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Military governor of DRC’s North Kivu province killed in M23 rebel assault
Congo's North Kivu province in turmoil: Governor dies of gunshot wounds
The military governor of Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province has died from gunshot wounds suffered on the front line during an offensive by M23 rebels, the army said on Friday.The rebels are advancing on two fronts near the provincial capital Goma in the nation's turbulent east,
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DRC - 3 Questions On the Intensification of the Armed Conflict in North and South Kivu [press release]In recent weeks, the armed conflict between the M23/AFC and the Congolese army, backed by their allies, has flared up again in the province of North Kivu and spread to the neighbouring province of South Kivu.
The governor of North Kivu, Major-General Peter Cirimwami, has died in the fighting between the Congolese army and the M23. The Congolese army confirmed the death on Friday, after a meeting of the Defence Council that President Felix Tshisekedi chaired.
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Central Africa: UN Relocates Non-Critical Staff From North Kivu, DR CongoThe UN is temporarily relocating non-essential staff from Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday without interrupting its operations in the country at a time heightened security concerns.
Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the government’s last stronghold in the North Kivu province,
Governor of Congo's North-Kivu province dies from wounds sustained on frontline as rebels close in on major eastern city.
Authorities in eastern Congo say M23 rebels have seized the town of Minova, a key supply route for the provincial capital, Goma.
Recent clashes between government forces and M23 have forced thousands of residents to flee provincial capital Goma - Anadolu Ajansı
The eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo is prey to various and varied conflicts, particularly the M23 war with identity crisis implications in North Kivu; the catastrophic campaign to uproot the Tutsi Banyamulenge in South Kivu;
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UN Relocates Non-Critical Staff From North Kivu, DR CongoThe UN is temporarily relocating non-essential staff from Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday without interrupting its operations in the country at a time heightened security concerns.
There has been intensified fighting around Goma, North Kivu's largest city, with increasing casualties and a wave of displaced civilians.
As fighting resumes in North Kivu, emergency coordinator Virginie Napolitano explains the background and MSF action to this overlooked crisis
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