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 …
Congo Mourns Its Dead After Rebels Capture Key City of Goma
1 day ago · Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the Central African country in decades.
The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major Congo city declare …
3 days ago · The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized eastern Congo’s key city of Goma have announced a unilateral ceasefire in the region for humanitarian reasons.
More than 150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma …
19 hours ago · More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic …
AP PHOTOS: Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim …
Jan 28, 2025 · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have claimed they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral …
As Goma ceasefire largely holds, Congo rushes to bury bodies …
2 days ago · Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of last week's battles for the city as they feared the …
What to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as …
Jan 24, 2025 · Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the government’s last …
Life in Goma After a Rebel Takeover - The New York Times
5 days ago · For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much uncertainty.
Goma: Residents of Congo’s besieged city live in fear as …
Jan 29, 2025 · Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped by fear as gunshots continue to ring out around their homes, …
DRC rebels take eastern city of Goma – why it matters and what …
2 days ago · The M23 rebel group have captured the city of Goma in the eastern DRC in a major escalation of a drawn-out conflict.