Gunfire rang out across Goma as rebel group M23 marched into the Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest eastern city – in the worst escalation of a conflict lasting more than a decade. Before long they had seized the city and are now looking to push on in their fight against the government.
Faith*, a 42-year-old aid worker hiding away from the fighting in Goma, tells The Independent about life in the city now. “The humanitarian situation is critical,” he says.
