Goma is the capital and largest city of the North Kivu Province in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu and shares borders with Bukumu Chiefdom to the north, Rwanda to the east and Masisi Territory to the west.

12 hours ago · Goma serves as a humanitarian hub critical for many of the six million people displaced by the conflict in eastern Congo. The rebels said they will march all the way to Congo's capital Kinshasa ...

15 hours ago · For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much uncertainty. Rwanda-backed rebels took control of Goma, a city on Lake Kivu ...

3 days ago · Home to around 2 million people, Goma is the provincial capital of North Kivu and the largest city in Congo’s east. Humanitarian and medical facilities have come under fire amid the fighting.

4 days ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have claimed they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped.. Analysts said the M23 fighters aimed to control the city of about 2 million people and perhaps other areas in the region nearly 1,000 miles from the Congolese …

6 days ago · Item 1 of 3 Civilians draw water from Lake Kivu after the town was taken by M23 rebels, in Goma, North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, January 30, 2025. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi

5 days ago · After a rapid advance in the region, fighters from the M23 rebel group have captured almost all of Goma – a major city of more than a million people in the east of DR Congo.

5 days ago · Bodies on streets, hospitals struggle, battles intensify in DR Congo’s Goma. The M23 rebel group has declared the key city of Goma under its control, signalling a big blow to the Congolese army.

3 days ago · Attachments. Download attachment (PDF | 147.92 KB); Kinshasa, January 30, 2025 – The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Bruno Lemarquis, reiterates his deep concern over the critical situation in Goma.After several days of intense fighting, the city is now facing the devastating consequences of the hostilities, with massive …

4 days ago · The mayhem is certainly real; the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) displacement crisis is second only to Sudan’s, and many of the roughly 1.5 million people now trapped in Goma have been ...