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Amid bombs and chaos, Goma’s displaced residents share their fears and hopes

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — “I fled the fighting in Bweremana between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo [FARDC] and the M23 armed group. I saw how a whole family was [wiped ...
The New Humanitarian

UN faces scrutiny over refugee transfers from rebel-held DR Congo to Rwanda

The movement of thousands of people has raised concerns over potential war crimes and the role of the UN refugee agency.
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Uncertainty, humanitarian crisis grip Goma in DRC

GOMA - The city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) awoke cautiously as urban life tentatively resumed under the shadow of ongoing conflict and a deepening humanitarian ...
IFEX

Crisis in the DRC deepens

The right to information is being compromised by the conflict in the DRC. This statement was originally published on rsf.org on 29 January 2025. The security situation in the city of Goma is ...
standardmedia.co.ke

Mpox patients fleeing Goma hospitals in DRC violence

Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) soldiers get into a vehicle in Bukavu on February 14, 2025.[AFP] Dozens of mpox patients being treated in hospital isolation units in Goma ...
The Africa Report

DRC: At their first rally in Goma, AFC’s Corneille Nangaa and M23 promise people freedom

Justine did not want to come to Goma’s Stade de l’Unité in the North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on 6 February, but had heard that anyone who failed to attend the rally, ...
International Rescue Committee

Conflict in the DRC: What you need to know about the crisis

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing a rapidly escalating humanitarian emergency, with civilians paying the price of escalating conflict. As violence surges in Eastern DRC, displacement is ...
CNN

More than 150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak in DRC, UN says

More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United ...
The Africa Report

Eastern DRC: The impossible death toll of the battle for Goma

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took control of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between 27-28 January, following a five-day offensive backed by the Rwandan army. After clashes between ...
CNN

Accounts of child survivors shed light on surge of rape and sexual violence in conflict-torn DRC

Sixteen-year-old Darkuna watched, terrified, as six gun-wielding men ransacked her home. “For God’s sake, what do you really want?” she cried. One of the fighters looked directly at the girl and ...
UNHCR

DRC: Thousands continuing to flee in North Kivu

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 7 September 2007 Thousands of ...
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Amid bombs and chaos, Goma’s displaced residents share their fears and hopes

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Fighting between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 armed group around Goma has displaced and upended life for ...