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Global News Podcast

Thousands flee as rebels close in on key DR Congo city

Global News Podcast

BBC

News, Daily News

4.38.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

UN Secretary General António Guterres has called on Rwanda to withdraw its forces from DR Congo's territory and on the M23 rebel group to stop advancing on Goma. Also: how a random text message ended happily ever after.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

0:05.8

I'm Jean-Hat Jalil and in the early hours of Monday, the 27th of January, these are our main stories.

0:12.3

The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of declaring war by sending troops across the border

0:18.6

to support a rebel advance on the city of Goma.

0:22.3

President Trump says he'll impose emergency tariffs and sanctions on Colombia

0:26.8

after it turned back two migrant deportation flights.

0:31.7

Lebanon says Israeli troops have killed 22 people

0:35.1

as thousands of villagers tried to return to their homes in the South.

0:41.1

Also in this podcast, the text sent to a made-up mobile number that resulted in marriage.

0:47.7

First four digits the same as mine and then the last three digits random and then didn't think anything of it.

0:52.8

What did you send? Just a message saying, hello.

0:58.7

We begin in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the government has accused Rwanda of declaring war

1:04.9

by sending its forces to support rebels advancing on the eastern city of Goma, forcing

1:10.7

thousands of people to flee their homes.

1:18.2

Gunfire has been heard in the city centre as the Rwandan-backed rebels close in,

1:23.2

despite attempts by the Congolese government forces to fight them off.

1:27.5

Large numbers of Rwandan troops are reported to be pouring across the border

1:31.2

to help the M23 rebels, who in recent weeks have made significant territorial gains

1:36.9

displacing hundreds of thousands of people, including these residents.

1:43.8

We're especially afraid for our children because if the situation ever gets worse, it will be

1:49.7

difficult for them, so we want to spare them.

1:55.3

We hear bombs from all sides of our camp for displaced people. That's why I decided to flee so as not to die there.

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