Fear and uncertainty grip Goma as M23 rebels take control

In Goma, DR Congo, the humanitarian crisis deepens as M23 rebels tighten their grip. Hospitals struggle to treat thousands of wounded civilians, including 13-year-old Heshima, who lost his leg and parents in the conflict.

The M23, backed by Rwanda, claim they are liberators, yet their advance has displaced thousands.

In Bulengo camp, families face an ultimatum—leave within three days. “We have nowhere to go,” says Divine, a young mother.

Human rights groups accuse the rebels of atrocities, while the Congolese army faces similar allegations.

As civilians flee by foot to uncertain futures, fears grow of a larger regional war over DR Congo’s vast mineral wealth. “I came from suffering, and I leave in suffering,” says one displaced woman.