Natural disasters

According to the report released on Thursday, 16 people were killed in rains from March to May this year. More than 26,000 homes and 260 schools have been destroyed, along with health centers, in Tanganyika province, said OCHA, the UN's humanitarian coordination office. With our special correspondent in Kalemie, Denise mahehoSo…

One month after the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano in Goma, east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the starvation of the city is on the agenda. For specialists, this will prevent a disaster. In May, the urgency of the residents to evacuate Goma caused major traffic jams in the direction of the town of Sake. This is the…

Head of state Félix Tshisekedi visits Kibati, a town about twenty kilometers from Goma. Displaced people from the outbreak, those who have not yet been able to return home, are waiting for a reception center to be ready, a little more suitable. With our special correspondent in Kibati, Patient LigodiMore than 400 households…

Félix Tshisekedi and his wife arrived in Goma on Saturday 12 June. The Congolese head of state visited the region to sympathize with the victims of the May 22 volcanic eruption. He is accompanied by at least eight ministers in this mission, which is both humanitarian and security. According to initial information, Felix Tshisekedi will be able to stay in the region for at least seven days.…

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.…

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…

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…

The eruption of Nyiragongo volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo has several economic consequences, particularly in the coffee sector. The harvest that is currently taking place in the region is still being done, but the processing of the coffee beans and their transport is on schedule. As a result, planters run the risk of losing money.…