NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Martin Gordon, the Anglican bishop of Goma, who fled before rebels advanced into the city in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Today, he is issuing a call for peace.

The Anglican Bishop of Goma has said people are "terrified in their homes" as fighting in the DRC city continues to escalate.The Rt Revd Martin Gordon, who has recently evacuated Goma along with other peacekeepers,

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After nearly three decades of warfare, armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) seems only to intensify. The Rwanda-backed M23 rebellion has been at the centre of attention in recent years.

Martin Gordon, an Anglican bishop in Goma, told the BBC fighting in the country had gone on "way too long" and people "will do anything for peace". Within reach of major mining towns supplying ...

Ethnic Tutsi-led M23 rebels enter city of Goma Fighting continues amid conflicting claims about M23 advance Congo and UN accuse Rwanda of sending troops into Goma Conflict stems from Rwanda ...

it's not over yet," senior U.N. official in Congo, Bruno Lemarquis, said on Monday after Rwandan-backed M23 rebels claimed to have control of Goma. "Active zones of combat have spread to all ...

The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it had seized the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom sought shelter there after fleeing the rebel advance. By Caleb Kabanda and ...

GOMA, Jan 27 (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 ...

It comes after the M23 group claimed to have taken the city of Goma. "The government continues to work to prevent carnage and loss of life in light of Rwanda's clear intentions," government ...

Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda, who claimed to have captured eastern Congo’s largest regional hub ...

M23 rebels say they have taken control of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN has condemned "flagrant disregard" for Congo's sovereignty. M23 rebels claim they have ...