Nyiragongo volcano

The DRC government have been helping displaced persons from last month's volcanic eruption to return home to Goma but not everyone is keen to board the buses provided by the provincial government for reasons of fear and uncertainty.…

The eastern Congolese volcano observatory researched on Saturday and said that they could have predicted the deadly eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in May if their work had not been impeded by alleged mismanagement and embezzlement. At…

The United Nations (UN) said on Friday that about 400,000 people would need support or protection after fleeing the volcano eruption and a wave of aftershocks in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. At least 32 people died when…

The eastern DR Congo city of Goma was almost deserted Friday after residents fled following a warning that the Mount Nyiragongo volcano might erupt again. Goma, located on the shore of Lake Kivu, has been on edge since Africa's most…

The water supply has been cut off in large parts of Goma city following the volcanic eruption of Nyiragongo on Saturday in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo  which killed at least 32 people and caused about 5,000 to…

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s city of Goma continues to experience tremors as the volcanic eruption which took place during the weekend destroyed nearby villages, displaced thousands and killed at least 20 people. Mount…

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that more than 150 children have been separated from their families and more than 170 are feared to be missing in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Goma district due to the horrid episode of the…

Rwanda has opened its borders to accommodate hundreds of people fleeing the city of Goma in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo following the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano. Taken aback by this latest eruption of the…