Displaced people face uncertain future after fleeing Goma | Conflict News

Displaced people face uncertain future after fleeing Goma | Conflict News

Once crowded with white makeshift huts, the huge Kanyaruchinya camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Goma, in war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), looks eerily empty now. Since Goma was taken by Rwanda-backed M23 fighters last week, some 100,000 internally displaced people have left the jam-packed hillside, which they had called home … Read more

Residents flee Goma as M23 rebels enter DRC’s largest eastern city | In Pictures News

Residents flee Goma as M23 rebels enter DRC’s largest eastern city | In Pictures News

Residents in Goma, the largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), were fleeing on Monday after the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group claimed to have captured the regional hub from Congolese forces as fighting escalated despite calls from the United Nations Security Council for the rebels to withdraw. Gunshots rang … Read more

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