Bodies on streets, hospitals struggle, battles intensify in DR Congo’s Goma

A person wounded in the fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese forces arrives at the Cbeca Ndosho hospital in Goma, DRC, January 23, 2025 [Moses Sawasawa/AP Photo]

Heavy battles between M23 fighters and Congolese government forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) city of Goma have left many bodies on the streets, with hospitals struggling to deal with the growing number of casualties.

In the capital Kinshasa, protesters criticising international inaction attacked the embassies of Rwanda, France, Belgium and the United States on Tuesday.