Tension in Goma as protesters attack embassies

Young Congolese boys, who arrived as refugees fleeing ongoing clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, wash in a puddle of rainwater at the Rugerero transit camp in Gisenyi on January 28, 2025. [AFP]

Gunshots rang out on Tuesday through parts of the besieged DR Congo city of Goma, where Congolese soldiers have clashed with militia fighters backed by Rwandan troops, while furious protesters attacked embassies in the capital Kinshasa.

The main city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has become a battleground since fighters from the Tutsi-led M23 armed group and Rwandan forces entered central Goma on Sunday night after a weeks-long advance through the region.