A free childbirth program ends in eastern Congo at the worst of times

It is increasingly difficult to give birth in eastern Congo. Rebels' seizure of key cities early this year has left many ...
Africanews on MSN

In Goma, skepticism and fear persist as Congo–Rwanda peace edal Is finalized in Washington

On the frontline, both sides accuse each other of violating the cease-fire. The Congolese army says rebels reignited ...
Anadolu Ajansi

Humanitarian situation in Goma remains dire despite ceasefire

Hospitals in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's largest city, Goma, are struggling to treat hundreds of wounded patients, with some reporting shortages of medicines days after the M23 rebel group ...
National Catholic Reporter

Congolese bishops say Goma situation remains grave; full scale of human toll still emerging

As an uneasy calm returned to the Congolese city of Goma, following a unilateral ceasefire declared by the rebels, people began burying the dead, and agencies rushed aid to thousands of displaced ...
NPR

The latest on the fighting in the Congolese city of Goma

There are growing international calls for Rwanda and the DRC to restart peace talks, as the Rwandan backed rebels take over a major city in the mineral rich region of eastern Congo. U.N. aid agencies ...
U.S. News & World Report

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 some ...
BBC

Rebels leave families devastated in wake of DR Congo advance

Heshima winces in pain as he tries to shift his weight, sweat beading on his face. The slight 13-year-old sits on a bed in a tent in the grounds of an overcrowded hospital in Goma city in the east of ...
WUNC

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 ...
Reuters

DR Congo detects at least 25 mpox cases in Goma, mainly in displacement camps

PARIS, July 10 (Reuters) - At least 25 cases of a dangerous new strain of mpox spreading through the Democratic Republic of Congo have been detected in the eastern city of Goma, mostly in camps ...
PBS

Residents flee as they fear Congo rebel group will again seize key eastern city of Goma

GOMA, Congo (AP) — One of eastern Congo’s most active rebel groups is attacking a community considered the last line of defense before the region’s largest city of Goma, fleeing residents said ...
U.S. News & World Report

Thousands Uprooted as Congo M23 Rebels Near Goma in Major Advance

Thousands Uprooted as Congo M23 Rebels Near Goma in Major Advance By Sonia Rolley (Reuters) - Laden with just the possessions they can carry, thousands of displaced people have reached the outskirts ...