Goma natives Justin Kabumba and Moses Sawasawa brought their deeply personal expertise to bear when Rwandan-backed M23 rebels began their push toward the eastern Congo city of Goma. Sensing a larger ...

A solar minigrid in a Goma neighborhood where almost everyone lacked access to electricity just five years ago is offering a flicker of hope despite widespread poverty and the city's violent ...

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 ...

Congolese Journalists Navigate a Thorny Landscape of Factions “Despite practicing self-censorship, we are still under a lot of pressure.” March 3, 2025 By Nalova Akua. Bullet casings lay in the street ...

He lived in Goma when it was rocked by wars in the late 1990s into the early 2000s, ... The political landscape is the same since the '60s up to now." ...

R wandan-backed M23 rebel forces said on Sunday they would occupy Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, at 3am local time, telling government forces to lay down their arms.

Solar Minigrid Brings Light and Hope to a Goma Neighborhood, Offering Blueprint for Rest of Congo GOMA, Congo (AP) — Street lights erase the shadows where attackers once hid. Noisy, polluting ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Street lights erase the shadows where attackers once hid. Noisy, polluting diesel generators have gone silent. New businesses are taking root.