Fear reigns despite ceasefire in Goma, Congo bishop reports
February 04, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Rebels who have seized control of the city of Goma, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, have declared a ceasefire. But native remain fearful, reports Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele.
“The city is calm, but people are still afraid to leave their homes,” the bishop says. Schools are closed, hospitals lack supplies, and as many as one million displaced people have flooded the city, having been driven from their homes by the fighting.
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