Go·ma

(gō′mə)

A city of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on the shore of Lake Kivu. After receiving an influx of Rwandan refugees in 1994, Goma was the scene of a series of ethnic conflicts and uprisings against the country's central government.

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Goma - a city in eastern Congo at the northern end of Lake Kivu near the border with Rwanda

Belgian Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire - a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960

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Au debut de ce mois, l'organisation onusienne avait confirme que quatre personnes avaient ete infectees par Ebola a Goma, une grande ville qui fait frontiere avec le Rwanda.

Aucun cas de transmission du virus Ebola enregistre a Goma durant 21 jours, selon l'OMS

'Over the last couple of weeks we have seen worrying extensions of the disease...we have had a cluster of cases in Mwenga, to the south of Bukavu, we have a case in Pinga - which is very difficult and inaccessible area to the northeast of Goma,' Ryan told a news conference.

Ebola appears contained in Goma, but flares in other parts of Congo: WHO

Goma, a lakeside city of nearly 2 million people on the Rwandan border, has been on high alert over the past week after a gold miner with a large family contaminated several people before dying himself.

WHO says no new Ebola cases in Goma, vaccinates over 1,300

This is the first transmission of Ebola inside Goma, a city of more than 2 million people on the Rwandan border, a scenario that health experts have long feared.

1-year-old daughter of Congo man who died of Ebola has virus

The first case of Ebola was reported in Goma on 14th July 2019 where the infected patient died within 24 hours.

Rwanda-DRC Rubavu border closed over Ebola outbreak

Goma has a population of more than 2 million people and is located on the border with Rwanda.

First Ebola Transmission in Congo City of Goma Reported; Rwanda has closed its border with Congo due to the Ebola outbreak

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo -- One year on since the Ebola outbreak was first declared in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo the disease continues to spread with 2,690 cases and 1,803 deaths, a 67% case fatality rate.

One year into the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, city of Goma faces risk of spread

Goma, a city of two million people and a major transport hub, shares the border with the Rwandan city of Gisenyi, which has a population of more than 85,000.

Rwanda shuts border with DR Congo over Ebola

The health ministry confirmed that a pastor tested positive for the virus in a centre in Goma after arriving there by bus on Sunday from Butembo.

Ebola virus reaches Congolese city of Goma

The health ministry confirmed in a series of tweets that a sick pastor tested positive for the virus in a centre in Goma arriving there by a bus from Butembo on Sunday, Al Jazeera reported.

Ebola case confirmed in Congolese city of Goma