Congo May News Today

On May 8, the first forum of Indigenous women and local communities from Central Africa and the Congo Basin opened in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo. This forum, organized by the Network of Indigenous and Local People for the Sustainable Management of Forest Ecosystems in Central Africa and the NGO Rights and […]

Congolese civilians gather after the death of their family members following rains that destroyed buildings and forced aid workers to gather mud-clad corpses into piles in the village of Nyamukubi, Ka

16 يوليو 2021 وجه الرئيس المصري عبد الفتاح السيسي، مجموعة من الرسائل إلى المواطنين بشأن أزمة سد النهضة الإثيوبي، والأمن القومي لبلاده. جاء هذا خلال كلمته، أمس الخميس، في احتفال بالمشروع القومي لتطوير القرى المصرية الذي يحمل عنوان "حياة كريمة"، بحسب وسائل إعلام محلية. وقال الرئ...

Thousands have fled the Congolese city of Goma after the region's military governor ordered a partial evacuation and scientists warn of a potentially catastrophic limnic eruption, which could smother the area with deadly gas. On Friday morning,...

BENI, DR CONGO, - A second volcano erupted Saturday near the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, a week after Mount Nyiragongo roar

Mount Nyiragongo near the Congolese city of Goma has erupted, sending flames into the sky and spreading a strong smell of sulfur in the vicinity. The government has activated an evacuation plan for the city. The volcano began erupting around 7:00...

15 deaths after volcanic eruption in DRC: official Xinhua | Updated: 2021-05-24 10:37 An aerial view shows lava flowing from the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo near Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo May 22, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] KINSHASA - At least 15 people have been killed after the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano on Saturday night in the north-eastern province of North Kivu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the DRC author...

  Flowing lava from the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, which occurred late on May 22, 2021, is seen in Goma, the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 23, 2021. [Reuters] Haunted by memories of the 2002 Mount Nyiragongo’s eruption that left 250 people dead and 120,000 homeless, residents of Goma city in Eastern DR Congo fled their homes on May 22 towards the nearby border with Rwanda following another eruption. Nyiragongo is a large stratovolcano near Lake Kivu at the eastern border of...

'At least 3,000 people from Goma, in DRC, have already crossed to Rwanda'