The UN’s top humanitarian official in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday called for Goma airport to be urgently reopened, warning its continued closure is paralyzing relief operations.
The United Nations' peacekeeping chief said Friday that M23 rebels are advancing south toward the provincial capital of Bukavu after seizing control of Goma in the mineral-rich eastern Congo earlier ...
He said if they succeed in taking over the airport as they did in Goma, it would be another "significant step." Congolese military bases in Bukavu were being emptied on Thursday to reinforce ...