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To cross from Goma to its sister city Gisenyi in Rwanda takes just minutes by land, but the two places feel worlds apart. In Gisenyi, a town of 50,000, restaurant owners adorn their beachfront ...
Clashes in the city of Goma have killed at least 17 people. France 24's Clément di Roma reports from Gisenyi in Rwanda.
Rubavu District Immigration boss Francois Senyenzi has said that his office has a list of 12 Rwandans who were recently arrested in Goma, tortured and taken to Munzenze Central prison as a result ...
An AFP journalist in Gisenyi reported "several detonations" on the Rwandan side. The border between Rwanda and the DRC near Goma was also closed on Monday, a European consulate source told AFP.
Goma falls to Congo's 'M23' rebels without expected bloodbath As the M23 rebels took over Goma, in the DRC following fierce fighting, David Blair watched as all resistance melted away around midday.
'No Safe Place to Go to From Goma' for Millions as Humanitarian Crisis Looms in Eastern Congo City DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Bodies are lying on the streets. Medical staff in overwhelmed hospitals ...
At a border crossing between Goma and its Rwandan twin city of Gisenyi, Reuters reporters saw dozens of Romanian mercenaries, who had been hired by Congo to bolster its defences, crossing the ...
GISENYI, Rwanda, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Refugees, surrendering Congolese soldiers and stranded truckers thronged the Rwandan border on Tuesday, hoping to reach safety after rebels captured the nearby ...
Congolese soldiers on Mount Goma, a hill within the city, exchanged artillery fire with Rwandan troops on the other side of the border in the town of Gisenyi, according to two U.N. sources, while ...
1 Armed men drive through a street in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan. 28, 2025. Gunshots rang out through parts of the besieged city of Goma as Congolese soldiers clashed with militia ...
A relief group has withdrawn workers from Goma, DRC, as M23 rebels reportedly backed by Rwanda advance in the region.
Goma is a regional trade and humanitarian hub where there are hundreds of thousands of the more than 6 million people displaced by eastern Congo’s prolonged conflict over ethnic tensions ...