The reopening of schools in Goma this Monday lacked its usual atmosphere, with many schools remaining eerily empty. While a handful of students attempted to return to class, the majority stayed ...

Cash has become so scarce in Goma, the eastern Congolese city seized by anti-government fighters in January, that some parents are now paying school fees in cans of palm oil. After the city fell ...

With more than 100 million citizens in the country, the problem won't be solved overnight. Congo Connect and Thrive, though, is Bashombana's attempt at a solution.. He founded the nonprofit with ...

GOMA, Congo -- Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, ... That's why we are told to go home," Hassan Kambale, a 19-year-old high school student, said. "We are constantly waiting for the bombs." ...