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.
DR Congo conflict: What is the fighting in Goma about? - BBC
6 days ago · The mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been dogged by conflict for more than 30 years, since the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Numerous armed groups have competed with the central ...
The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major Congo city declare …
2 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.
Goma under the M23: BBC visits DR Congo city under rebel control
3 days ago · When I first drove into the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, it was hard to tell I had entered a conflict zone. Goma residents filled the streets a few miles from the border ...
What to know about the fighting in DR Congo : NPR
5 days ago · Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.
Life in Goma After a Rebel Takeover - The New York Times
4 days ago · For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much uncertainty.
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they've captured …
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 wealth that remains largely untapped.
DR Congo conflict: At least 700 killed since Sunday, says UN
6 days ago · The UN says at least 700 people have been killed in intense fighting in Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, since Sunday. UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said 2,800 ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key …
Jan 28, 2025 · A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region this week, pushing back against resistance from government troops ...
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, days after rebel forces ...