The Latest Breaking News from Goma

The violence wrought by the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 Movement is often narrowly framed as intended to control eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s resource-rich mining sites. The rebel group launched its most recent offensive in 2021 and currently controls vast territories in the south-east of North Kivu province, surrounding and…

Years of conflict in eastern Congo have created a dire mental health crisis

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox epidemic, launched a vaccination campaign against the virus on Saturday in the eastern city of Goma, AFP journalists said.

At least 58 rescued, as official warns death toll could rise after boat carrying 278 people sinks.

The NGO Human Rights Watch has accused the Rwandan army and the M23 armed group of "indiscriminately bombing" displacement camps around Goma, the capital of North Kivu, as unrest in the eastern DRC intensifies.

Human Rights Watch alleges potential violation of international human rights law on many occasions this year

The mpox outbreak puts pressure on a region already struggling with a lack of medicines and an ongoing armed rebellion.

Self-defence militias called the Wazalendo are taking up arms against the M23 group that’s launching attacks in DRC.

A recent UN report accuses Rwanda of aiding M23 rebel group that’s battling Congolese forces in eastern DRC.

Since the start of 2024, more than 170 security incidents have directly targeted humanitarian workers, the UN says.

The Goma dance festival, the largest dance festival in Congo, has taken place each year for the past seven years, despite ongoing attacks by rebel groups