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@kfm Mon, 27 Jan 2025 19:30:18

With fear and fist-bumps, Goma residents greet Congo’s M23 rebels again

By Reuters Residents of eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma greeted the arrival of Rwanda-backed rebels with trepidation on Monday, some staying indoors and others coming out to cheer in what one called a “show” of happiness. The M23 fighters swept into Goma, a lakeside city of about 2 million people, on Sunday for the second time in 13 years. They met little resistance from Democratic Republic of Congo’s army, although gunfire could be heard in parts of town on Monday. In some areas of Goma, a hub for humanitarian operations across the region, residents lined the streets to applaud and fist-bump heavily-armed fighters in green fatigues and matching rubber boots, videos posted on social media showed. “Welcome, welcome our […]

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