Tag: Goma
Eastern Congo war could escalate: Rebels encircle the city of Goma with over a million inhabitants – storming is feared soon
Rebels surround the strategically important trading city of Goma in Congo. Two million people have almost nothing left to eat. There are fears that the war will spill over into…
In the east of the DRC, the grip of the M23 is tightening around Goma, raising fears of a “regional explosion”
Thousands of people flee clashes between the Congolese army and M23 rebels who reach the entrance to the city of Goma, in eastern DRC, on February 7, 2024. MOSES SAWASAWA…
In the DRC, at least forty-eight civilians killed in the repression of an anti-UN demonstration in Goma
Peacekeepers in Goma, November 2012. JAMES AKENA / REUTERS At least forty-eight civilians were killed Wednesday August 30 in Goma during a military operation intended to prevent a demonstration against…
three members of Monusco and twelve demonstrators killed in Butembo and Goma
Demonstrators protest against Monusco, the United Nations mission in the DRC, in Goma, July 26, 2022. MICHEL LUNANGA / AFP Three members of the UN mission and at least twelve…
DRC: at least 5 protesters against the UN mission killed in Goma
At least five people have been killed in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on the second day of protests against the United Nations mission, accused of ineffectiveness in its…
Six months after the establishment of the state of siege, the inhabitants of Goma, in the DRC, still live “with fear in their stomachs”
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