Goma
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Six park rangers ambushed and killed in Congo gorilla reserve
- Africa
- January 12, 2021, 12:12
At least six rangers have been ambushed and killed in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, park officials said, part of a wa(...)

Westlife’s fans across Africa: ‘I listen to them every day’
- Music
- September 26, 2020, 06:00
From his small music store in the main bus park in Gulu, northern Uganda, Felix Lutalo has provided the soundtrack to 27 years of his region’s life. I(...)

Army officers evacuated from Goma after weeks of delay
- Irish News
- May 31, 2020, 16:43
Two army officers are undergoing medical assessment today having been flown home from the Democratic Republic of Congo, several weeks after the Defenc(...)

The Irish Times view on Ireland’s peacekeepers: A breakdown in trust
- Editorial
- May 28, 2020, 00:13
Public discussion of redeployment home of two Army officers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has raised a number of issues, both operational (...)

Officers told to prepare to deploy to DRC as fears grow for Irish contingent
- Irish News
- May 27, 2020, 00:29
The Defence Forces has ordered officers to prepare to deploy to a troubled region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at short notice, raising f(...)

Ireland only EU state not to evacuate troops from troubled African region
- Politics
- May 22, 2020, 01:00
Every European Union country except Ireland has evacuated peacekeepers from Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the security situation i(...)

State planning to rent aircraft to evacuate Irish troops from Congo
- Irish News
- May 14, 2020, 09:49
The Government is making plans to rent an aircraft to evacuate Irish army officers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid growing fears for (...)

Last Ebola patient leaves hospital in DR Congo
- Africa
- March 4, 2020, 19:23
Health workers danced and cheered as the last Ebola patient in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo left hospital this week. The scene took plac(...)

At least 27 dead as plane crashes in eastern Congo
- Africa
- November 24, 2019, 15:14
At least 27 people were killed, including some on the ground, when a small plane crashed into a densely populated neighbourhood in the city of Goma in(...)

DRC warlord Bosco Ntaganda given 30 years for war crimes by ICC
- Africa
- November 7, 2019, 13:37
A warlord responsible for mass murder, rape and abduction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been sent to prison for 30 years – the longest s(...)