Goma

DR Congo: The doctor who couldn’t leave Goma

Gunfire tore through the dark. Night after night, the 44-year-old physician from Guinea clung to the hope that the besieged…

12 months ago

DR Congo: Clean water ‘a lifeline’ for around 364,000 children a day in Goma

The intense conflict at the end of January, which saw the city overrun by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, left many of…

1 year ago

DR Congo crisis: Thousands of displaced in Goma forced to flee again

Last month, M23 rebels captured the city - the largest in the region and capital of North Kivu province. Nearly…

2 years ago

DR Congo: UN call to reopen Goma airport ‘lifeline’, as crisis deepens

“Goma airport is a lifeline,” said Bruno Lemarquis. “Without it, the evacuation of the seriously injured, the delivery of medical…

2 years ago

DR CONGO CRISIS LIVE: Security Council hears call for ‘urgent and coordinated international action’ over Goma

As fighting intensifies between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group and Congolese forces, UN chief of Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix underscored…

2 years ago

DR Congo: Battle for Goma continues as ‘volatile’ crisis unfolds

In a briefing on Monday, Mr. Lacroix told journalists in New York that some staff from the UN’s Stabilization Mission…

2 years ago

DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack

“We are deeply alarmed at the heightened risk of an attack by the M23 armed group on Goma, the capital…

2 years ago