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Goma city 'spared' as river of lava from DRC volcano halts

Thousands had fled during the night and many families slept on pavements surrounded by their belongings – Copyright POOL/AFP/File Ben STANSALL A river of boiling ...
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DR Congo orders Goma evacuation after volcano erupts

Even before the official evacuation order, hundreds of people had begun to leave the city – Copyright AFP NARINDER NANU The government of the Democratic of Congo on ...
Radio France Internationale

‘We’re sitting on a volcano’ warns EU Commissioner after visit to Ebola-hit DRC

As a deadly outbreak of Ebola continues to spread across the Democratic Republic of Congo and the wider Great Lakes region, the European Union has pledged €170m towards the health and humanitarian ...
WRAL

8,000 people cross from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Rwanda following volcano eruption

Around 8,000 people crossed into Rwanda from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to seek refuge following the eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano on Saturday, Rwanda's Emergency Management ...
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DRC: Acting head of UN mission touches down in Goma

The acting head of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrived in Goma on Thursday, which is currently under the control of the M23 armed group. The mission described the arrival as ‘an ...