DR Congo conflict: What is the fighting in Goma about?
6 days ago · 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. Sitting on the ...
Bodies on streets, hospitals struggle, battles intensify in DR Congo’s Goma
5 days ago · Heavy battles between M23 fighters and Congolese government forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) city of Goma have left many bodies on the streets, with hospitals ...
At least 770 killed in Goma, east DRC, in fighting with Rwanda …
23 hours ago · At least 773 people were killed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a ...
Life in Goma After a Rebel Takeover - The New York Times
1 day ago · For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much uncertainty.
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 borders with Bukumu Chiefdom to the north, Rwanda to the east and Masisi Territory to the west.
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key …
5 days ago · A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region this week, pushing back against resistance from government troops ...
The extremely serious humanitarian situation in Goma requires …
3 days ago · Download attachment (PDF | 147.92 KB) Kinshasa, January 30, 2025 – The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Bruno Lemarquis, reiterates his deep concern over the critical situation in Goma. After several days of intense fighting, the city is now facing the devastating consequences of the hostilities, with massive …
M23 Rebels Claim Takeover of Goma, Congo’s Largest City
6 days ago · GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described a “mass panic” among its 2 million people and ...
DR Congo: Goma under siege as ‘volatile’ crisis unfolds - UN News
6 days ago · As fighting intensifies between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group and Congolese forces, UN chief of Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix underscored the critical state of the battle for eastern DRC’s regional capital Goma, describing the crisis as “volatile and dangerous”.
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.