Goma

Ten days after the eruption of Nyiragongo, volcanic activity seems to have calmed down a bit in Goma, but the evacuation order is still being maintained by the authorities. According to the UN Humanitarian Coordination, there are more than 500,000 displaced persons. But in recent days, we have seen a movement of these displaced people returning to Goma.…

Ten days after the outbreak of Nyiragongo, the consequences are very important. Infrastructure repairs have begun in Goma and alternative solutions are being found, but their rehabilitation is likely to take a long time, as refugees are gradually returning to their city. Work is underway to at least partially restore the water…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), while volcanic activity around the city of Goma remains a source of concern, nearly 14,000 people have left their homes since last Thursday crossing the Rwandan border, following a partial and preventive evacuation order. Some of these displaced people returned home this Saturday, May 29th.…

It was a real emigration that we witnessed in Goma. Reports from the largest city in the eastern DRC showed that residents fled the region as the Nyiragongo volcano has threatened to erupt for several days. Relative calm reigns in Goma, now partially deserted by its inhabitants. The inhabitants of Goma continue to arrive in Bukavu, writes our special envoy to Bukavu, William basimike. For example, these children on board a boat that has just docked, in the beginning of 28 May. And there are the residents of Goma who come…

Tens of thousands of people began leaving Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on Thursday. The current military governor of the province, General Constant Ndima, has ordered that part of the city be evacuated amid the risks of the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano last Saturday. Authorities in Goma this Thursday…

the recent eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano disrupted access to drinking water in the city of Goma and its surroundings in northern Kivu; the cistern that supplied the city was damaged by lava. The technical teams estimate ten million US dollars, the amount to rehabilitate the damage. During this time, it is difficult for the residents of Goma.…

Three days now after the eruption of Nyiragongo, violent repeated earthquakes continue to shake Goma. A building has also partially collapsed this Tuesday, May 25 in the morning. A crack a few centimeters wide but several hundred meters long divided the land in the western part of the city. A climate of panic continues to reign in place.…

In Goma, after the shock caused by the sudden eruption of Nyiragongo on the evening of Saturday, May 22, which killed about twenty people and injured several towns, and especially Buhene, it is time for questions. In particular, to know why the Goma Volcanological Observatory, which is responsible for monitoring and warning of the slightest problem, could not fulfill its role.…

"The city of Goma, the capital of the DRC province of North Kivu, has survived," the Congolese sitePolitico. Threatened by the destruction of the volcano Nyiragongo, which erupted early in the evening on Saturday, Goma was finally not reached by the lava flows. The molten magma stopped at the city gates and destroyed homes and fields in the Buhene built-up area."Patrick Muyaya, Minister of Communications and Government…

The Nyiragongo volcano, near Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, no longer seems threatening. Local authorities apologize for 14 direct or indirect victims after the outbreak. Some Goma residents who fled on Saturday night began returning home on Sunday, but caution remains. Raymond Mbanza lives in southern…