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Rebels closer to taking key DR Congo city

We hear from the United Nations that the city of Goma in the east of DRC has mostly fallen to rebels backed by Rwanda. What does it mean for the people of the city and the region?

The United Nations in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, tells us the city has mostly fallen to rebels backed by Rwanda. We ask what this means for the people of the city and the region.

Also in the programme: A fatal crush at the world's biggest religious festival in India; and confirmation hearings loom for President Trump's controversial pick for health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Junior.

(Photo: Fighting rages in Goma after M23 rebel offensive, The Democratic Republic of Congo - 28 Jan 2025. Credit: Photo by STR/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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