A solar minigrid in a Goma neighborhood where almost everyone lacked access to electricity just five years ago is offering a flicker of hope despite widespread poverty and the city’s violent takeover ...

The signing of a peace agreement between the governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda in Washington has ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo - "I wanted three children," Ombeni Mburano, 31, told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. "I've already had five, and the sixth is ...

In the Ndosho neighbourhood of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, solar power is doing more than keeping the lights on. It’s reviving businesses, improving security,and restoring hope, in a ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.

The decades-long conflict in eastern Congo escalated in January, when the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advanced and seized the ...

Goma, a key hub in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, fell to the M23 rebels and Rwandan forces earlier this week after days of fierce street combat with Congolese forces in the city of over 2 ...

Miguel Masaisai, a 23-year-old athlete from Goma in Democratic Republic of Congo, is cycling 6,000 kilometres from his ...

The fall of Goma was followed by M23’s rapid advance into new territory. In February, it captured Bukavu, the largest city in nearby South Kivu province, securing the the full length of Rwanda ...

Solar minigrid brings light and hope to a Goma neighborhood, offering blueprint for rest of Congo. A solar minigrid in a Goma neighborhood where almost everyone lacked access to electricity just ...

GOMA, Congo — Street lights erase the shadows where attackers once hid. Noisy, polluting diesel generators have gone silent. New businesses are taking root. In several Goma neighborhoods where ...

GOMA, Congo — Street lights erase the shadows where attackers once hid. Noisy, polluting diesel generators have gone silent. New businesses are taking root. In several Goma neighborhoods where ...