Goma
Goma is the capital of North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu, next to the Rwandan city of Gisenyi.
The lake and the two cities are in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift system.
Goma lies only 13–18 km (8.1–11.2 mi) south of the active Nyiragongo Volcano.
Why it is in news?
At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday in eastern DR Congo after soldiers attempted to stop a religious sect’s planned anti-UN protest.
The Christian-animist group known as the “Natural Judaic and Messianic Faith towards the Nations” had demanded departure of UN peacekeepers, a protest rally banned by local authorities.
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