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12 days ago
The Democratic Republic of Congo has stepped up efforts to contain a worsening Ebola outbreak after health authorities confirmed a new case in Goma, a densely populated city in the country's east.
20 days ago
Fight Like a Girl: how boxing helped Clarck Ntambwe rebuild a broken life ⊖⊖
Matthew Leutwyler’s film shows how the DRC fighter was inspired by trainer Kibomango after the death of her father
“Clarck Ntambwe originally turned to boxing and went to the gym to learn how to fight…
35 days ago
Stitches in time: the artist chronicling the DRC’s blood-soaked history in tapestry ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Using handmade needles and thread, Lucie Kamusekera has recorded the decades of conflict she has lived through in the Congo
She could hear the sounds of artillery. “I have no idea how I am still alive…
80 days ago
Star of 'TV's funniest interview' Guy Goma relives the excruciating moment he appeared bemused, like a rabbit in headlights, in front of millions of BBC viewers... and styled it out as an expert scientist ⊕
Guy Goma had his five minutes of fame in 2006 when - arriving at BBC headquarters for a data analyst job interview - he was ushered into the studio as 'a 'tech expert'.
2 months ago
Three killed in drone attack on Goma in eastern DRC, M23 rebels say ⊖⊖
Attack on residential part of M23-controlled city blamed by rebel group on government
At least three people were killed in a drone attack in Goma early on Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for the M2…
4 months ago
Banks shut, futures uncertain one year after M23 rebels seized DRC’s Goma ⊖⊖
A year since the M23's lightning offensive led to the fall of North Kivu's capital, residents struggle to make a living.
6 months ago
DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal faces skepticism as violence persists in Goma ⊖⊖
On the frontline, both sides accuse each other of violating the cease-fire. The Congolese army says rebels reignited hostilities, while AFC-M23 counters that government forces bombed their positions
In Goma, skepticism and fear persist as Congo–Rwanda peace edal Is finalized in Washington ⊖⊖
On the frontline, both sides accuse each other of violating the cease-fire. The Congolese army says rebels reignited hostilities, while AFC-M23 counters that government forces bombed their positions
8 months ago
‘I’m from where you learn to run before you can walk’: the comic strip artist telling the story of DRC’s conflict ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Edizon Musavuli uses his art to depict the daily struggles and constant insecurity of living in the rebel-occupied city of Goma
In the early hours of the morning, Baraka, a young boy, wanders through …
11 months ago
Goma reburial held for beatified officer murdered for refusing bribe ○
The remains of a Congolese customs officer beatified by the Vatican for refusing a bribe were reburied on Tuesday in a cathedral in eastern Congo’s Goma.