Os rebeldes apoiados pelo Ruanda afirmaram ter capturado a cidade estratégica de Goma, no leste da Rep. Dem. do Congo, o centro de uma região que contém biliões de dólares em riqueza mineral que permanece em grande parte inexplorada, noticiou a Associated Press. A ofensiva fez com que milhares de pessoas fugissem das suas casas, além de 1 milhão de deslocados que já estão em Goma, e sobrecarregou os hospitais até ao limite, com centenas de feridos a chegarem todos os dias enquanto civis são apanhados no fogo cruzado.
Em fotos: Conflito na República Democrática do Congo

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Armed men drive through a street in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan. 28, 2025. Gunshots rang out through parts of the besieged city of Goma as Congolese soldiers clashed with militia fighters backed by Rwandan troops.

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Congolese refugees fleeing ongoing clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo arrive at the Rugerero transit camp in Gisenyi, Rwanda, Jan. 28, 2025. An estimated 1,200 Congolese refugees have been officially received by Rwanda, an official told AFP as armed forces entered the city of Goma just across the border.

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People attack the Rwanda Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jan. 28, 2025, in protest over the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels' advances into the eastern capital Goma.

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Protesters clash with riot police forces in front of the French Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan. 28, 2025.