The Latest Breaking News from Goma

‘There’s always been a belittling of African women’: honouring history’s invisible heroines

Congolese photographer Pamela Tulizo uses costume and vivid scenery to celebrate women’s strength and give a new perspective on slavery

The Guardian - UK · 2h ago

Congolese cyclist dies in crash during 'Pedals for Peace' journey

Miguel Masaisai, a Congolese cyclist who set out to promote peace by riding from his home city of Goma to Morocco, has died in a road accident in the northern Republic of the Congo.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 19

Fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in DRC reflects decades of development failure, says Red Cross

IN FOCUS: The absence of health, water, electricity and education services means that people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have suffered not only from Ebola, but also from mpox and cholera in recent years, the head of delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross in the…

The Independent UK · Jun 27

Fight Like a Girl review – fiercely authentic setting lifts powerful female boxer drama

Ama Qamata plays a teenage survivor of sexual violence in the DRC with compelling power, and searingly drawn footage of street life in Goma gives authentic edge

The Guardian - UK · May 20

WHO declares international emergency as Ebola outbreak kills more than 80 in DR Congo

The World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency due to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This strain of Ebola has no vaccine and has already caused over 80 deaths. Fears of further spread are growing as a case was confirmed in the city of…

The Economic Times · May 17

Stitches in time: the artist chronicling the DRC’s blood-soaked history in embroidery

Using handmade needles and thread, Lucie Kamuswekera has recorded the decades of conflict she has lived through in the Congo

The Guardian - UK · May 6

A women-led music festival pushes for peace in Congo's conflict-ridden eastern region

A women-organized music festival in Goma brings thousands together to push back against violence and call for peace

The Independent UK · Mar 30

French UN aid worker among three killed in DRC drone strike

A French aid worker for the United Nations children’s agency Unicef and two other people were killed in a drone strike on a residential building in the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 12

Drone strike reportedly kills at least 1 person in the eastern Congo city of Goma

A series of explosions attributed to drones has killed at least one person as the attack rocked downtown Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo

The Independent UK · Mar 11

French aid worker among three killed in drone strike in east DRC, M23 rebels say

Rebel group blames government for attack on residential area of M23-controlled city of Goma

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11