La cathédrale Saint-Joseph de Goma est l'un des édifices réligieux de l'Église catholique romaine, situé dans la ville de Goma, dans la province du nord Kivu en république démocratique du Congo.
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The 2025 Goma offensive was a military operation launched by the March 23 Movement, a Congolese rebel group that is part of the Congo River Alliance and is supported by Rwanda, against the regional capital of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lasted from January 23 to January 30, 2025. The campaign was part of the larger M23 campaign in the North and South Kivu provinces of the DRC, which resumed in October 2024 after a pause. During January 2025 the M23 rebels made a rapid advance in the Kivu region, cutting off the road connections to the North Kivu provincial capital of Goma by January 23 and arriving in the city on January 25.
The military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, assisted by United Nations and SADC peacekeepers, and the Wazalendo pro-government militias, prepared a defensive line in northern Goma. The initial M23 attack on January 25 was held back, but the next day the group's forces broke through and entered the city. Fighting occurred throughout Goma on January 27, with M23 reaching the city center, though it remained contested. The FARDC continued to hold Goma International Airport, which became the largest holdout, and several other strategic locations. The airport was captured on January 28 when the Congolese soldiers there surrendered. As of January 29, M23 controlled most of the city, but sporadic fighting continued on the outskirts, especially in northern Goma. Congolese government forces were still resisting in the outskirts of northern Goma as of January 30, though later that day most of the fighting stopped.
Rwanda, which is widely reported to be supporting M23 with soldiers and weapons, was, as a result, ordered on January 24 to cease all diplomatic and consular activities in the DRC and leave Kinshasa, the DRC's capital. The DRC also recalled its diplomats from Rwanda. UN sources estimated that between 500 and 1,000 Rwandan troops assisted M23 in the Goma area. On January 27, the Congolese and Rwandan soldiers exchanged fire across the their border near Goma.
The fall of the city has been the largest escalation in the Kivu conflict since the M23 briefly occupied Goma in 2012 and has created concerns that the M23 conflict could turn into a larger regional war due to the presence of troops from Rwanda and Burundi in the Kivu provinces. Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi called for a national mobilization, and the deputy prime minister for defense Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita said that there will be no negotiations with M23. The leader of the rebel coalition, Corneille Nangaa, said that the group intends to continue all the way to the national capital Kinshasa.
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Goma is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the capital and largest city of the North Kivu Province; it is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu and shares borders with the Bukumu Chiefdom to the north, Rwanda to the east and the Masisi Territory to the west. The city lies in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift, and is only 13–18 km south of the active volcano Mount Nyiragongo. With an approximate area of 75.72 km2, the city had a population of 782,000 people in 2024,
with an additional 500,000 displaced people.
Goma is administratively divided into two urban municipalities: Goma and Karisimbi, which are further subdivided into 18 quarters, colloquially recognized as "neighborhoods" in the English lexicon. The city is home to several notable landmarks, including Goma International Airport, the UNESCO World Heritage Site Virunga National Park, the private Christian co-educational school Adventist University of Goma, the University of Goma, and is also surrounded by the active Virunga volcanic range, which includes volcanoes Nyamulagira, Nyiragongo, Mikeno, Visoke, Gahinga, Karisimbi, and Sabinyo. Goma also hosts the annual Amani Festival, the Free University of the Great Lakes Countries, which supports local development initiatives, as well as the regional cultural center and art school, Foyer Culturel de Goma.
The recent history of Goma has been dominated by the volcano and the Rwandan genocide of 1994, which in turn fueled 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, and then retaken by Congolese government forces. As of January 2025, the city is once again under the control of M23, following a fresh offensive by the group that culminated in the Battle of Goma.
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On 24 November 2019, a Dornier 228-201 twin turboprop aircraft, operated by local carrier Busy Bee Congo, crashed shortly after takeoff from Goma International Airport in a densely populated section of the city, killing 21 of the 22 on board and 6 on the ground. It is the deadliest accident involving the Dornier 228.
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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.
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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.
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La cathédrale Saint-Joseph de Goma relève de la juridiction du diocèse de Goma. Son histoire remonte à 1954, mais elle est partiellement détruite le 17 janvier 2002 lors de l'éruption volcanique du Nyiragongo. La cathédrale célèbre ses offres selon le rite romain, également appelé rite latin. En 2002, la cathédrale a été frappée par un attentat sanglant durant la procession de messe des Rameaux et causant la mort de deux personnes et une quinzaine de blessés. Une nouvelle cathédrale Mama wa Amani (Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix) est en construction depuis 2014.
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