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A little more than two weeks after the eruption of the volcano Nyiragongo, life begins to resume in Goma and its surroundings, but the damage is still visible both in the city, where the cracks are felt in some places and around Goma. Part of Virunga National Park still has the scars of the lava flow. This park is presented as the protected area that contains the richest biodiversity in Africa.…

A warlord suspected of murdering about 20 environmentalists in Virunga National Park has been arrested in northern Kivu, still under siege. Jackson Muhukambuto is also said to be an ivory poacher. as reported from Kinshasa, Kamanda wa Kamanda MuzembeJackson Muhukambuto was arrested earlier this week on the outskirts of the town…

After the Nyiragongo eruption near Goma, some almost frozen files reappeared. Authorities are warned of the massive presence of carbon dioxide in Kabuno Bay, which is located in the northwest corner of Lake Kivu. They suddenly accelerate the procedure for phasing out this land hatch, where only a narrow passage separates it from the lake. Funds are now needed to avoid the risk of seeing millions of…

During a few weeks of a besieged state, the regular army recorded many victories over the armed groups at the base of the insecurity in the provinces of Ituri and North Kivu. The Kinshasa government confirmed this on Wednesday during a press conference in the capital. On the same platform three spokespersons. Patrick Muyaya, Minister of Communications, General Léon-Richard Kasonga from the Army and Colonel Mwanamputu from the National Police. The three spokespersons reported on the operations carried out by the DRC's…

Urban planning in Goma had begun before the eruption of Nyiragongo. The recent awakening of the volcano, the destruction and displacement of the population that it has caused gives these projects a new urgency. Minister of Urbanism Pius Mwabilu gives details. How to alleviate congestion in Goma and more easily predict seismic…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, justice has not yet ended with Brenda Okale, the widow of the former head of military intelligence, Delphin Kahimbi, and her mother, acquitted to everyone's surprise on Monday by the tribunal de grande instance Kinshasa-Gombe. The two women were accused of murdering General Delphin Kahimbi…

The date has now been confirmed, Patrice Lumumba's tooth will be returned to her family on June 21 by the Belgian authorities. This figure of Congolese independence and the anti-colonial struggle was carried out in January 1961 before his body was dissolved in acid. This tooth that belongs to Patrice Lumumba was was found five…

Announced by the Congolese government, the displaced people of Goma and the territory are beginning to return to the city after the volcanic eruption on May 22 and the order to evacuate on May 27. Authorities noted the end of the lava flow and solidification, as well as the significant reduction in earthquakes in the area.…

The government has approved the gradual and orderly return of the displaced population after the volcanic eruption on 22 May. But the population returning to Goma risks facing several challenges, especially housing and especially the difficulties in supplying drinking water. The Congolese government is now studying the possibility of moving the city of Goma.…

Congolese Prime Minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge ended a three-day visit to Goma on Monday, affected by a volcanic eruption on May 22. Eight million US dollars is needed, he said, to meet the urgent needs of the affected populations who had to evacuate Goma in a disaster. The Prime Minister has approved that these populations gradually return and promises that lessons will be learned ... He answers questions from Patient Ligodi. RFI: Why the Goma Volcanological Observatory (OVG) could not raise the warning before the outbreak…