Goma - Wikipedia
Goma is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the capital and largest city of the North Kivu Province; it is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu and shares borders …
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured …
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 …
Goma, DRC: Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key …
Feb 6, 2025 · 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 …
Life in Goma, the Congolese city under a new occupation - NPR
Feb 2, 2025 · 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 …
Congo Mourns Its Dead After Rebels Capture Key City of Goma
Feb 5, 2025 · Mechanical diggers have spent days excavating the dark, volcanic earth of the city of Goma, preparing long trenches in which to bury the victims of one of the deadliest battles in …
The fall of Goma heralds more bloodshed in eastern Congo
Jan 30, 2025 · Goma is more than 1,500km east of Kinshasa, Congo’s capital, but just 100km west of Kigali, the Rwandan one. It is the hub of what Mr Kagame sees as Rwanda’s sphere of …
Goma – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
Aug 28, 2025 · Goma is the capital of Northern province of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the extreme east on the border with Rwanda.
Goma is threatened by conflict and a volcano: we’ve created a …
Feb 17, 2025 · Goma, a city of two million, hasn’t just been overtaken by rebels. It’s also just 12 miles (19km) from one of the most dangerous active volcanoes in the world: Mount Nyiragongo.
Tense calm, fears for the future in DRC’s Goma a week after M23 ...
Feb 3, 2025 · Rwanda has denied allegations that it is M23’s sponsor. Since M23 claimed Goma on January 26, more than 700 people have been killed and nearly 3,000 have been wounded, …
The Fall of Goma - Council on Foreign Relations
Jan 28, 2025 · Once again, the eastern Congolese city of Goma has fallen to the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group.