At the base of the volcano sprawls the city of Goma, growing by the day as villagers from the countryside seek refuge from rebel and government forces. An estimated million people are now crammed ...
Prison break in Goma after rebel alliance spearheaded by the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 militia said it had captured the lakeside city in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Video credit: Social Media.
gorging the volcano's fissures with spewing fountains of fast-moving lava. This occurred during Nyiragongo's lethal eruptions in 1977 and 2002, wreaking havoc on the city of Goma and its people.
Rwandan-backed rebels marched into east Congo’s largest city Goma on Monday and troops from the east African neighbours exchanged fire over the border in the worst escalation of the long-running ...