Goma, DRC: Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key …
5 days ago · Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following …
Goma - Wikipedia
Goma is the capital and largest city of the North Kivu Province in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu and shares …
DR Congo conflict: What is the fighting in Goma about?
Jan 27, 2025 · After a rapid advance in the region, fighters from the M23 rebel group have captured almost all of Goma – a major city of more than a million people in the east of DR Congo.
‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma
5 days ago · In Goma on Wednesday, pockets of the city remained unreachable to humanitarian agencies that lost months of aid in looting last week. Medicine, bags of rice from the World …
What to know about the fighting in DR Congo : NPR
Jan 31, 2025 · DRC's government has called the takeover a "declaration of war" by neighboring Rwanda. Goma, a regional hub of over 2 million people, is on the DRC's border with Rwanda.
Bodies on streets, hospitals struggle, battles intensify in DR Congo’s Goma
Jan 28, 2025 · DRC’s Rural Development Minister Muhindo Nzangi said the Congolese army controlled 80 percent of Goma, with Rwandan troops either on the city’s outskirts or back …
Life in Goma After a Rebel Takeover - The New York Times
Feb 1, 2025 · For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much uncertainty. Rwanda-backed rebels took control of Goma, a …
The extremely serious humanitarian situation in Goma requires …
Jan 30, 2025 · Attachments. Download attachment (PDF | 147.92 KB); Kinshasa, January 30, 2025 – The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Bruno …
DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack
Jan 24, 2025 · Intensifying hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo involving the non-state armed group M23 have caused further mass displacement in the mineral-rich …
DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance - BBC
Feb 11, 2024 · Rebels from the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 movement are blocking the two main roads into Goma from the north and the west and preventing produce from getting through.