Goma (Geopolitical Entity)
DR Congo steps up Ebola response as cases rise and EU aid arrives
The Democratic Republic of Congo has stepped up efforts to contain a worsening Ebola outbreak after health authorities confirmed a new case in Goma, a densely populated city in the country's east.
Euronews
2 min read
Ebola outbreak in the DRC: four reasons it will be hard to contain
By the second week of the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo it was already clear that containing the spread of the haemorrhagic disease was proving to be difficult.
The Conversation
8 min read
Fight Like a Girl: how boxing helped Clarck Ntambwe rebuild a broken life
Matthew Leutwyler’s film shows how the DRC fighter was inspired by trainer Kibomango after the death of her father
The Guardian - UK
10 min read
The struggle to contain the Ebola outbreak in DRC: ‘It’s very much not under control’
IN FOCUS: Rachel Hagan speaks to health workers and aid groups about how difficult it is to stop an outbreak that took weeks to confirm in a country where hospitals and health centres already under strain have been hit by aid cuts from countries like the US and UK
The Independent UK
7 min read
Fight Like a Girl review – fiercely authentic setting lifts powerful female boxer drama
Ama Qamata plays a teenage survivor of sexual violence in the DRC with compelling power, and searingly drawn footage of street life in Goma gives authentic edge
The Guardian - UK
2 min read
WHO declares international emergency as Ebola outbreak kills more than 80 in DR Congo
The World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency due to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This strain of Ebola has no vaccine and has already caused over 80 deaths. Fears of further spread are growing as a case was confirmed in the city of…
The Economic Times
5 min read
Stitches in time: the artist chronicling the DRC’s blood-soaked history in embroidery
Using handmade needles and thread, Lucie Kamuswekera has recorded the decades of conflict she has lived through in the Congo
The Guardian - UK
6 min read
A women-led music festival pushes for peace in Congo's conflict-ridden eastern region
A women-organized music festival in Goma brings thousands together to push back against violence and call for peace
The Independent UK
3 min read
French UN aid worker among three killed in DRC drone strike
A French aid worker for the United Nations children’s agency Unicef and two other people were killed in a drone strike on a residential building in the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Radio France Internationale
4 min read
Drone strike reportedly kills at least 1 person in the eastern Congo city of Goma
A series of explosions attributed to drones has killed at least one person as the attack rocked downtown Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
The Independent UK
2 min read
