Bicentenary march in Goma.
Goma, city of over 1 million people.
I ask how is life in Goma.
It's a mine near Goma run by General Azikiwe.
Where? Kisima. There's a flight to Goma tomorrow morning.
The plane was headed to Beni, 350 kilometers north of Goma.
I have got a flight to Goma in a couple of hours.
The plane had been scheduled to fly to Beni, 350 kilometres north of Goma.
During its last eruption the lava flows swept through Goma, destroying buildings and infrastructure, and cutting the city into three.
This active volcano towers over Goma in eastern DRC,
emitting an eerie red glow from its bubbling lava lake as darkness sets each night.
This active volcano towers over Goma in eastern DRC,
emitting a strange red glow from its bubbling lava lake as darkness sets each night.
Due to refugees crossing into
the DRC from neighbouring Rwanda following a humanitarian crisis, there are now more than 1 million people living in Goma.
The programme also featured members of Goma Volcano Observatory(GVO),
a local journalist, former rebel fighters, and the widows of park ranger killed trying to protect the gorillas in nearby forests.