Al Jazeera on MSN3d
Food prices skyrocket in DR Congo’s Goma after M23 takeover
NGO ActionAid and locals say cost of some items has risen between 18% and 160%, as conflict blocks aid and supplies.
Congo says 773 killed in the past week of fighting between troops, rebels in Goma
Authorities confirmed 773 bodies and 2,880 injured persons in Goma's morgues and hospitals, Congolese government spokesperson ...
StringersHub on MSN16h
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Conflict in Goma leaves thousands dead and displaced as residents struggle to rebuild amid fragile security
The Congolese returning to Goma to rebuild their homeland said they were heartbroken over the devastated situation in the city, which left them wandering how to reconstruct their life with fragile ...
Unilateral ceasefire declared by rebels who seized eastern Congo city of Goma
The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major city in eastern Congo have declared a unilateral ceasefire, citing humanitarian ...
Texas Public Radio5d
Life in Goma, the Congolese city under a new occupation
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.
Cfr.org10d
The Fall of Goma
The mayhem is certainly real; the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) displacement crisis is second only to Sudan’s, and many of the roughly 1.5 million people now trapped in Goma have been ...
Al Jazeera on MSN9d
Rwanda-backed M23 strengthens its control over DRC’s Goma
Kenya has announced a virtual crisis summit, but Congolese state media says President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend.
Save the Children10d
DRC: Over 1.5 Million Children Need Protection as Goma Faces Heavy Fighting, Save the Children
About 3 million people live in Goma, including 1 million displaced people. Save the Children estimates over half of those – or over 1.5 million - are children [1]. Large parts of Goma have been ...
Al Jazeera English on MSN10d
Bodies on streets, hospitals struggle, battles intensify in DR Congo’s Goma
The M23 rebel group has declared the key city of Goma under its control, signalling a big blow to the Congolese army.
Anadolu Ajansi8d
Africa health body rings alarm over displacement of people in Congo’s Goma
Calling for sustained calm, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says health workers ready to offer humanitarian ...
The New York Times7d
Life After a Rebel Takeover
Supported by By Caleb Kabanda and Ruth Maclean Caleb Kabanda and Guerchom Ndebo reported from Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ruth Maclean from Dakar, Senegal. Feb. 1, 2025 After a week of ...