People displaced by the ongoing fighting gather at refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thursday, July 11, 2024
A professor of global health was in Kivu when the fighting began to rage. She recounts what she and her colleagues experienced during those days of terror.
A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider regional war.
Banks are still shut, basic services such as trade are slowly restarting, and thousands displaced by the conflict are desperate for aid and temporary shelters.
Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city just over a month ago. Residents in Goma, which was once a critical trade and humanitarian hub, say they are struggling on various fronts even as the rebels try to consolidate their administration and restart normal life.
GOMA, Congo -- Rwanda-backed rebels captured ... The 26-year-old mother of one is now making plans to flee to Burundi. Safari had been working as a civil servant, but with government offices ...
GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels captured ... The 26-year-old mother of one is now making plans to flee to Burundi. Safari had been working as a civil servant, but with government offices ...
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels captured ... The 26-year-old mother of one is now making plans to flee to Burundi. Safari had been working as a civil servant, but with government offices ...