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The March 23 Movement, or M23, are a rebel group in Eastern DR Congo. On the 20th November, they took the city of Goma from government troopsThe UN has suggested that the M23 is being supported by the Rwandan Government, a claim that Rwanda has fervently denied.Since their retreat, the M23 have threatened to take Goma again if Government troops harass the people of the cityTensions were high in Goma, as M23 rebels patrol the streets.‘Tens of thousands’ of Goma residents leave the city as M23 rebels move inBut many more stayed and the occupation, which ended on the 1st December, remained mostly peaceful.Many neighbourhoods, however, suffered from severe water shortages during the occupation. This young boy had to cycle across the city to supply water to his family.M23 offices address a crowd at a rally in the city. Uganda had managed to broker a peace between the rebels and the DRC GovernmentThe governor of the North Kivu province, where Goma is situated, has claimed that the M23 are now trying to terrorise the people of the city so as to put pressure on Government delegates in Kampala, Uganda as peace talks continue.
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Alain is an award winning photographer and blogger. He took up photojournalism in 1999, working for local newspapers in DR Congo and has since exhibited his photos around the world. He is also the founder of a photography group in Goma.
