Congo children fear returning to class in scarred city of Goma
Despite M23 rebels calling for the resumption of school in the eastern city of Goma, which they captured in January, classrooms are sparsely filled. Many families are fearful of sending their children ...
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M23's grip on Goma: a community meeting marks a turning point
Rebel leader Corneille Nangaa trying to win over the population of Goma on Thursday, 06, 2025. The rapper won the record of the year Grammy Award with his Drake diss “Not Like Us", along with three ...
Decomposing bodies removed from devastated prison in Congo's Goma
Volunteers were recovering bodies from a prison in eastern Congo's Goma on Monday after clashes between rebels and the Congolese army resulted in a prison break. David Doyle has more. US says will ...
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Life After a Rebel Takeover
For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much uncertainty. Rwanda-backed rebels took control of Goma, a city on Lake Kivu.
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Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce ...
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East Congo city of Goma rushes to bury bodies after rebel offensive
Over 2,000 bodies require burial in Goma after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took over the Democratic Republic of Congo city last week, inflaming a decade-old conflict and humanitarian crisis ...
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UN says the death toll in fighting in the eastern Congo city of Goma is at least 900
GOMA, Congo -- Fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at least 900 people dead, the U.N. health agency said Monday ...
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Life in Goma, the Congolese city under a new occupation
Goma, a key hub in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, fell to the M23 rebels and Rwandan forces earlier this week after days of fierce street combat with Congolese forces in the city of over 2 ...
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Majority of Indian nationals in Goma have moved to safety: MEA
The majority of Indian nationals living in violence-hit Goma in Congo have moved to safer places, the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, said on Friday (Janaury 31 ...
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More than 150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak in DRC, UN says
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 Republic of Congo ...
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As Goma Ceasefire Largely Holds, Congo Rushes to Bury Bodies From Rebel Offensive
As Goma Ceasefire Largely Holds, Congo Rushes to Bury Bodies From Rebel Offensive (Reuters) - Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury ...