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Clean water ‘a lifeline’ for around 364,000 children a day in Goma — Global Issues
The intense conflict at the end of January, which saw the city overrun by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, left many of…
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Thousands of displaced in Goma forced to flee again — Global Issues
Last month, M23 rebels captured the city – the largest in the region and capital of North Kivu province. Nearly…
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UN call to reopen Goma airport ‘lifeline’, as crisis deepens — Global Issues
“Goma airport is a lifeline,” said Bruno Lemarquis. “Without it, the evacuation of the seriously injured, the delivery of medical…
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Goma faces ‘devastation’ — Global Issues
The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that food supplies are running dangerously low, as water and electricity outages…
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Battle for Goma continues as ‘volatile’ crisis unfolds — Global Issues
In a briefing on Monday, Mr. Lacroix told journalists in New York that some staff from the UN’s Stabilization Mission…
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‘Declaration of war’: M23 rebels claim seizing key DR Congo city of Goma | Conflict News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Witnesses say they saw rebels entering the centre of the eastern city of Goma amid gunfire, as…
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Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack — Global Issues
“We are deeply alarmed at the heightened risk of an attack by the M23 armed group on Goma, the capital…
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