Goma – writesimon

Fleeing the M23 rebels, a Refugee in Rwanda

While researching Pygmy peoples access to healthcare in the DR Congo, I hear the booming of artillery fire across Lake Kivu. The M23 rebels are attacking Goma, and we have to flee…

Volcanoes, Pygmies, and M23

I was worried I might need to cancel my field trip in the eastern Congo, and the Foreign office travel advisory was less than reassuring: We advise against all travel to eastern and north eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The only exception to this is within the towns of Bukavu and Goma, where we advise against all but essential travel. In Bukavu and Goma we advise against travel at night and to avoid travelling alone at all times.