Goma - Wikipedia
Goma is the capital and largest city of the North Kivu Province in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu and shares borders with Bukumu Chiefdom to the north, Rwanda to the east and Masisi Territory to the west.
At least 700 killed in DR Congo fighting since Sunday - UN - BBC
1 day ago · In an attempt to halt M23's progress, the DR Congo military has set up a defensive line on the road between Goma and Bukavu, according to the AFP news agency. Hundreds of civilian volunteers have ...
Rwanda-backed rebels vow to take DRC capital after claiming capture of Goma
1 day ago · The bloody conflict in the eastern DRC took a dramatic turn this week when Kigali-backed fighters from the M23 claimed to take control of Goma in North Kivu province before advancing southwards in ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key …
3 days ago · The takeover of Goma is yet another territorial gain for the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) rebel coalition, which includes the M23 armed group – sanctioned by the United States and the United Nations.
DR Congo conflict: What is the fighting in Goma about?
5 days ago · After a rapid advance in the region, fighters from the M23 rebel group have captured almost all of Goma – a major city of more than a million people in the east of DR Congo.
DR Congo fighting: Missiles fly over homes and bodies in streets in Goma
5 days ago · The UN says hundreds of people are wounded and that bodies are lying in the streets of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo following an advance by M23 rebels on the key city. The ...
DR Congo: What you need to know about the conflict
4 days ago · The armed group quickly gained power in 2012 and seized the city of Goma but was expelled by the Congolese army and UN forces in 2013. M23 took up arms once again in 2021, claiming to protect the ...
Goma crisis: DR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi snubs peace …
3 days ago · The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi is not taking part in regionally brokered talks aimed at ending the rebel assault on the key eastern city of Goma, state media has ...
DR Congo crisis: ‘The violence must end now’, UN Security …
3 days ago · The latest reports from Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from UN teams on the ground indicate a fast-deteriorating situation on Tuesday amid an ongoing assault by M23...
DR CONGO CRISIS: Security Council hears call for ‘urgent and ...
3 days ago · The Security Council met for the second time in three days on Tuesday over the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with UN agencies and partners on the ground reporting chaos in the streets of the regional capital Goma amid rising death and displacement as the M23 armed group takes over towns and villages. App users can follow our live coverage as it happened, here.