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Timeline Of Goma
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 19th century *1890s - Goma occupied by agents of the Congo Free State as a trading post to control traffic on Lake Kivu; previously a way point for lake traffic and a crossroads for the overland trade routes between Central Africa and the Indian Ocean. 20th century * 1910 - Goma confirmed as a Belgian possession in the Convention on the Lakes signed in Brussels on 14 May 1910 by plenipotentiaries of Belgium, Germany, and Great Britain. * 1925 - Albert National Park established near Goma. * 1959 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Goma founded. * 1962 - Benezeth Moley becomes governor.( fr) * 1984 - Population: 77,908. * 1988 - Goma becomes part of newly formed North Kivu province. * 1993 - University of Goma established. * 1994 ** Population: 161,956. ** July: 850,000 Rwandan war refugees flee to Goma. * 1996 - 2 November: Goma taken by Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Nyiragongo
Mount Nyiragongo ( ) is an active stratovolcano with an elevation of in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Albertine Rift. It is located inside Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about north of the town of Goma and Lake Kivu and just west of the border with Rwanda. The main crater is about wide and usually contains a lava lake. The crater presently has two distinct cooled lava benches within the crater walls – one at about and a lower one at about . Nyiragongo's lava lake has at times been the most voluminous known lava lake in recent history. The depth of the lava lake varies considerably. A maximum elevation of the lava lake was recorded at about prior to the January 1977 eruption – a lake depth of about . Following the January 2002 eruption, the lava lake was recorded at a low of about , or below the rim. The level has gradually risen since then. Nyiragongo and nearby Nyamuragira are together responsible for 40 per cent of Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of 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 south of the active Nyiragongo Volcano. The recent history of Goma has been dominated by the volcano and the Rwandan genocide of 1994, which in turn fuelled the First and Second Congo Wars. The aftermath of these events was still having effects on the city and its surroundings in 2010. The city was captured by rebels of the March 23 Movement during the M23 rebellion in late 2012, but it has since been retaken by government forces. Goma is the home of the annual Amani Festival which celebrates peace and in 2020 it attracted an audience of 36,000. History The city developed from 1910 when Belgium established an administrative center there. 1994 refugee crisis The Rwandan genocide o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Congolese Protests
On 19 January 2015, protests led by students at the University of Kinshasa broke out in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The protests began following the announcement of a proposed law that would allow the country's 43-year-old president, Joseph Kabila, to remain in power until a national census could be conducted. Elections had been planned for 2016 and a census would be a massive undertaking that would likely take several years for the developing country. By 21 January, clashes between police and protesters had claimed at least 42 lives (although the government claimed only 15 people had been killed, most by security guards while looting; the government later adjusted that figure to 27 killed). As a result of the protests the government closed certain radio stations, and cut all internet, SMS and 3G communication in the country on 20 January. Following a series of meetings between foreign diplomats and Congolese government officials, the Congolese Senate passed the law, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Goma Compagnie Africaine D'Aviation Fokker 50 Crash
On 4 March 2013, a Fokker 50 operated by Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation on a domestic cargo flight from Lodja to Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, crashed in poor weather on approach to Goma Airport. There were nine people on board, of which six were killed. No fatalities were reported on the ground, despite the aircraft crashing into a populated area. Accident The aircraft was two minutes from touching down at Goma airport on a cargo service from Lodja Airport, west of Goma. At 17:55 local time, the aircraft crashed in an empty lot in the middle of the city. No distress calls were made prior to the crash. There were nine people on board the aircraft, including six airline employees—a crew of five and a security guard—and three passengers. All six employees were killed in the accident. Except for the pilot, a 46-year-old Russian national named Alexander Bazhenov, the dead were all from the Congo. The Russian consul to the Democratic Republic of the Congo confir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amani Festival
The Festival Amani is an annual festival that takes place in the context of peace building in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes region. Amani is the Swahili word for Peace. Description left, Amani_Festival.html" ;"title="Mohombi at the Amani Festival">Mohombi at the Amani Festival in 2022 The Festival Amani is held annually in Goma, a town near the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The festival hosts Music, Dance, Dancer, Comedy, Comedies and other talented artists in Goma. The festival is held annually and lasts for 3 days in February of each year. The festival's name comes from the Swahili word for "peace" and it celebrates that Congolese rumba was included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists. In 2020, 36,000 people attended in defiance of an increase in violence in the area. The festival opened with a Congolese interpretation of Mozart's Requiem. M'bilia Bel was one of the headline performers and she include hits M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amani Festival - Goma 2016 (25044070055)
Amani may refer to: Language *Amani, peace in Swahili Language *Amani, (أماني) aspiration in Arabic Places *Amani, Greece, municipality on the island of Chios *Amani, Iran (other), places in Iran * Amani Constituency, parliamentary constituency on Zanzibar, Tanzania *Amani High School, Kabul, Afghanistan *Amani Nature Reserve, Tanzania People *Amani (musician) (born 1980), Kenyan singer *Amani Aguinaldo (born 1995), Filipino footballer * Amani Al-Khatahtbeh (born 1992), American author and tech entrepreneur *Amani Ballour (born 1987), Syrian pediatrician and subject of ''The Cave'' * Amani Bledsoe (born 1998), American football player * Amani Haydar, Australian domestic violence advocate and author, winner of the 2022 Victorian Premier's Prize for Nonfiction *Amani Hooker (born 1998), American football player *Amani Lewis (born 1994), American artist *Amani Oruwariye (born 1996), American football player *Amani Toomer (born 1974), American football player Other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M23 Rebellion
The M23 rebellion was an armed conflict in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), that occurred between the March 23 Movement and government forces. The rebellion was part of continued fighting in the region after the formal end of the Second Congo War in 2003. It broke out in 2012 and continued into 2013, when a peace agreement was made among eleven African nations, and the M23 troops surrendered in Uganda. In April 2012, former National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP) soldiers mutiny, mutinied against the DRC government and the peacekeeping contingent of the MONUSCO, United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). Mutineers formed a rebel group called the March 23 Movement (M23), also known as the Congolese Revolutionary Army. It was composed of former members of the rebel CNDP, and allegedly sponsored by the government of the neighbouring states of Rwanda and Uganda. On 20 November 2012, M23 rebe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of International Trips Made By Hillary Clinton As United States Secretary Of State
This is a list of international visits undertaken by Hillary Clinton (in office 2009–2013) while serving as the United States Secretary of State. The list includes both private travel and official state visits. The list includes only foreign travel which the Secretary of State made during her tenure in the position. Summary The number of visits per country where Secretary Clinton traveled are: * One visit to Albania, Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Brunei, Bulgaria, Chile, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Honduras, Hungary, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Senegal, South Sudan, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor Leste, Togo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Nord-Kivu Campaign
The 2008 Nord-Kivu campaign was an armed conflict in the eastern Nord-Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The upsurge of violence in the Kivu conflict saw heavy battles between the Democratic Republic of Congo's army, supported by the United Nations, and Tutsi militia under General Laurent Nkunda. The fighting, which began on October 25, uprooted 250,000 civilians — bringing the total of people displaced by the Kivu conflict to more than 2 million. The campaign caused widespread civil unrest, large food shortages and what the United Nations called "a humanitarian crisis of catastrophic dimensions." After a week, a ceasefire was ordered by rebel forces amongst civil and military unrest in Goma. The rebel capture of all territory around Goma created a very fragile atmosphere of peace, caused enormous political damage, and called to question the efficacy of the peacekeepers stationed there. After a short cease-fire ordered by rebel general Laurent Nkunda, fighti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hewa Bora Airways Flight 122
On 15 April 2008, Hewa Bora Airways Flight 122, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 plane crashed into a residential and market area of Goma of the Democratic Republic of the Congo immediately south of Goma International Airport. Background The eastern part of the DRC had been war-torn for decades, as various factions sought control of mineral resources. Goma was a center for the air shipping of cassiterite (tin oxide ore) from Nord-Kivu. The European Union placed all DRC airlines on its List of airlines banned in the EU. HBA has held a single exemption for a single Boeing 767-266ER tail number 9Q-CJD, construction number 193H-1209, but that too had been removed on 11 April 2008. Very similar crashes in the DRC the previous October in the capital, Kinshasa and in 1996 also came down in residential or market areas. Because the DRC has so little passable roadway, most freight is moved by air and markets are common near airstrips. HBA operated a number of different aircraft types, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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