Tens of thousands of IDPs are leaving and routine is tentatively returning, as residents hope for peace despite crisis.

Residents walk by charred vehicles in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 Hawaiian volcano erupts ...

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 ...

A glimpse of life after the siege in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, as some semblance of a tenuous peace returns, as does the fear of reprisals.

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much ...

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.

A river of molten rock poured from a volcano in Congo today, a day after it erupted, killing dozens, swallowing buildings and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee the town of Goma. U.N. officials ...

There are growing international calls for Rwanda and the DRC to restart peace talks, as the Rwandan backed rebels take over a major city in the mineral rich region of eastern Congo.

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.

Rwanda's ally Uganda, unhappy about another rebel group in DR Congo that threatens its security, has also been accused of ...

M23 and government. forces. Zones occupied. by M23. 200 km. kinshasa. Rwanda. Lake Kivu. Map data: OSM, NASA. Sources: ...

Among the most active and deadly of these volcanoes is Nyiragongo, a so-called stratovolcano located just north of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this interactive ...