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.
DR Congo conflict: What is the fighting in Goma about?
4 hours ago · The mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been dogged by conflict for more than 30 years, since the 1994 Rwandan genocide. ... It was forced to withdraw from Goma, and then ...
Fear and gunshots after Rwanda-backed rebels claim takeover of …
6 hours ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, were fleeing on Monday after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured the regional hub from Congolese forces as fighting escalated in recent days despite calls from the U.N. Security Council for the insurgents to withdraw.. Gunshots rang out across Goma overnight before dozens of rebels in military uniform early ...
Rebels Backed by Rwanda Announce Capture of Key City in Eastern Congo
9 hours ago · A rebel militia backed by Rwanda on Monday announced the capture of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a major victory for the group and one of the most significant ...
Goma: Fear and gunshots after Rwanda-backed rebels claim …
1 day ago · People displaced by the fighting with M23 rebels make their way to the center of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.
What to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as …
2 days ago · DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the government’s last stronghold in the region bordering Rwanda.. The offensive by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has stretched local hospitals to the limit, with hundreds of wounded coming in every day as civilians get caught ...
Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized key city in Congo - NPR
14 hours ago · GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo—In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, government forces and allies defending the city of Goma appear to have collapsed, with M23 rebels backed by ...
DR Congo: Rebels say they have taken eastern city of Goma
17 hours ago · Rebels of the M23 movement say they have taken control of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east. Residents shared videos of M23 rebels patrolling Goma's main streets ...
DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack
3 days ago · 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 region, with fears that the regional capital Goma could come under attack, UN agencies warned on Friday. “The High Commissioner has ...
DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance - BBC
Feb 11, 2024 · Emile Bolingo is not sure how long he and other residents of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, can hold out. This major city in the region, with about two million people,...