<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">
    <channel>
        <title><![CDATA[Sweden Herald - Goma]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The latest Sweden Herald stories about Goma, in English.]]></description>
        <link>https://swedenherald.com/place/goma</link>
        <generator>RSS for Node and Next.js</generator>
        <lastBuildDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2026 17:10:47 GMT</lastBuildDate>
        <atom:link href="https://swedenherald.com/rss/place/goma.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/>
        <copyright><![CDATA[Sweden Herald]]></copyright>
        <language><![CDATA[en-US]]></language>
        <ttl>60</ttl>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Over 100,000 Flee Eastern Congo Amid Escalating Violence]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The violence in eastern Congo-Kinshasa has forced over 100,000 inhabitants to flee to neighboring countries, reports the UN's refugee agency UNHCR.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/over-100000-flee-eastern-congo-amid-escalating-violence</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://swedenherald.com/article/over-100000-flee-eastern-congo-amid-escalating-violence</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[World News]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sweden Herald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 12:46:51 GMT</pubDate>
            <enclosure url="https://static.swedenherald.com/17789cd9-97fc-4399-922a-545469a591c9/17789cd9-97fc-4399-922a-545469a591c9.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/>
            <media:content url="https://static.swedenherald.com/17789cd9-97fc-4399-922a-545469a591c9/17789cd9-97fc-4399-922a-545469a591c9.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="1600" height="1067"/>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Thousands flee Bukavu after militia invasion]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Thousands of inhabitants are fleeing from Bukavu since the militia M23 took control of the city. Burned bodies can be seen on the streets.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/thousands-flee-bukavu-after-militia-invasion</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://swedenherald.com/article/thousands-flee-bukavu-after-militia-invasion</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Conflicts]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sweden Herald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 16:04:12 GMT</pubDate>
            <enclosure url="https://static.swedenherald.com/ed677c6d-e700-418f-9826-d139778005bf/ed677c6d-e700-418f-9826-d139778005bf.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/>
            <media:content url="https://static.swedenherald.com/ed677c6d-e700-418f-9826-d139778005bf/ed677c6d-e700-418f-9826-d139778005bf.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="1600" height="709"/>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Militia reportedly takes over million city]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The militia M23 and Rwandan soldiers have taken control of Bukavu in eastern Congo-Kinshasa, according to humanitarian sources and residents of the city. Unicef warns of widespread sexual violence against children during the offensive.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/sources-militia-has-taken-over-strategic-airport</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://swedenherald.com/article/sources-militia-has-taken-over-strategic-airport</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[World News]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sweden Herald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 13:35:55 GMT</pubDate>
            <enclosure url="https://static.swedenherald.com/8a302b1a-887a-493f-9b2f-afe0753d31cb/8a302b1a-887a-493f-9b2f-afe0753d31cb.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/>
            <media:content url="https://static.swedenherald.com/8a302b1a-887a-493f-9b2f-afe0753d31cb/8a302b1a-887a-493f-9b2f-afe0753d31cb.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="1600" height="1067"/>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[UN: At Least 2,900 Killed in Congo-Kinshasa]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[At least 2,900 people were killed in battles in the city of Goma last week, according to the UN. The rebel group M23 has launched a new offensive in the eastern parts of the country, according to humanitarian and security sources.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/new-rebel-offensive-in-congokinshasa</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://swedenherald.com/article/new-rebel-offensive-in-congokinshasa</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[World News]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sweden Herald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:22:43 GMT</pubDate>
            <enclosure url="https://static.swedenherald.com/7397e5fd-f708-4c74-8435-10a3f36d0099/7397e5fd-f708-4c74-8435-10a3f36d0099.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/>
            <media:content url="https://static.swedenherald.com/7397e5fd-f708-4c74-8435-10a3f36d0099/7397e5fd-f708-4c74-8435-10a3f36d0099.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="1600" height="1067"/>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Rebels in Congo declare ceasefire]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The rebel group M23, whose advance in eastern Congo-Kinshasa has caused hundreds of deaths recently, has declared a unilateral ceasefire.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/rebels-in-congo-declare-ceasefire</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://swedenherald.com/article/rebels-in-congo-declare-ceasefire</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Conflicts]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sweden Herald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:54:58 GMT</pubDate>
            <enclosure url="https://static.swedenherald.com/543acfc6-a60a-4660-86e1-a69d83a17128/543acfc6-a60a-4660-86e1-a69d83a17128.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/>
            <media:content url="https://static.swedenherald.com/543acfc6-a60a-4660-86e1-a69d83a17128/543acfc6-a60a-4660-86e1-a69d83a17128.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="1600" height="1067"/>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Rebels in Congo declare ceasefire]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The rebel group M23, which is behind hundreds of deaths in eastern Congo-Kinshasa in recent times, has announced a temporary ceasefire.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/president-meeting-to-ease-congo-crisis</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://swedenherald.com/article/president-meeting-to-ease-congo-crisis</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Conflicts]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sweden Herald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:50:19 GMT</pubDate>
            <enclosure url="https://static.swedenherald.com/15fe21bd-12e9-443c-b756-10e63aa0e3ec/15fe21bd-12e9-443c-b756-10e63aa0e3ec.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/>
            <media:content url="https://static.swedenherald.com/15fe21bd-12e9-443c-b756-10e63aa0e3ec/15fe21bd-12e9-443c-b756-10e63aa0e3ec.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="1600" height="1067"/>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Hundreds dead as rebels advance]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The UN warns of executions and sexual violence as the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 advances in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the city of Goma alone, several hundred people have been killed in the past week.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/alarm-about-executions-as-rebels-advance</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://swedenherald.com/article/alarm-about-executions-as-rebels-advance</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Conflicts]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sweden Herald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:27:51 GMT</pubDate>
            <enclosure url="https://static.swedenherald.com/f911712d-aa8a-4764-a07d-58e6911a8751/f911712d-aa8a-4764-a07d-58e6911a8751.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/>
            <media:content url="https://static.swedenherald.com/f911712d-aa8a-4764-a07d-58e6911a8751/f911712d-aa8a-4764-a07d-58e6911a8751.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="1600" height="1067"/>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[President vows to counter rebel offensive]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The President of Congo-Kinshasa, Felix Tshisekedi, says that the country's military is responding "forcefully and coordinatedly" to the ongoing offensive by Rwanda-backed rebels in the eastern parts of the country.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/president-vows-to-strike-back-at-rebel-offensive</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://swedenherald.com/article/president-vows-to-strike-back-at-rebel-offensive</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Conflicts]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sweden Herald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 02:22:44 GMT</pubDate>
            <enclosure url="https://static.swedenherald.com/716cfc15-a3fc-4682-a9d3-5df5e3a9f3dc/716cfc15-a3fc-4682-a9d3-5df5e3a9f3dc.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/>
            <media:content url="https://static.swedenherald.com/716cfc15-a3fc-4682-a9d3-5df5e3a9f3dc/716cfc15-a3fc-4682-a9d3-5df5e3a9f3dc.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="1600" height="1067"/>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[President skips crisis meeting – Goma's fate hangs by a thread]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The President of Congo-Kinshasa, Félix Tshisekedi, will soon address the nation. This comes after Tshisekedi declined a crisis meeting with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame – while the million-city Goma is on the brink of falling into the hands of Rwanda-backed rebels.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/president-rejects-crisis-meeting-gomas-fate-hangs-in-the-balance</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://swedenherald.com/article/president-rejects-crisis-meeting-gomas-fate-hangs-in-the-balance</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[World politics]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sweden Herald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:57:10 GMT</pubDate>
            <enclosure url="https://static.swedenherald.com/e34308e9-1a91-4185-b6fd-29aaa632e3ea/e34308e9-1a91-4185-b6fd-29aaa632e3ea.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/>
            <media:content url="https://static.swedenherald.com/e34308e9-1a91-4185-b6fd-29aaa632e3ea/e34308e9-1a91-4185-b6fd-29aaa632e3ea.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="1600" height="1067"/>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[USA presses Rwanda for immediate ceasefire]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The USA's Foreign Minister Marco Rubio is pressing Rwanda's President Paul Kagame for an immediate ceasefire in the Congo-Kinshasa.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/usa-presses-rwanda-for-immediate-ceasefire</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://swedenherald.com/article/usa-presses-rwanda-for-immediate-ceasefire</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Conflicts]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sweden Herald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:18:23 GMT</pubDate>
            <enclosure url="https://static.swedenherald.com/1c7a9432-5056-4e85-ab41-c00a7c0adbe3/1c7a9432-5056-4e85-ab41-c00a7c0adbe3.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/>
            <media:content url="https://static.swedenherald.com/1c7a9432-5056-4e85-ab41-c00a7c0adbe3/1c7a9432-5056-4e85-ab41-c00a7c0adbe3.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="1600" height="1067"/>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Chaos in Congo - Embassies Attacked in Kinshasa]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ambassadors in Congo's capital Kinshasa are attacked by large crowds of dissatisfied demonstrators, in protest against Rwanda-backed guerrilla capturing the million-city Goma. The UN warns of food shortages in the Goma area, where dead bodies are reported to be lying on the streets and the M23 rebels are said to have taken control of the airport.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/after-the-wave-of-violence-un-stops-distributing-food</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://swedenherald.com/article/after-the-wave-of-violence-un-stops-distributing-food</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[World News]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sweden Herald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 10:24:43 GMT</pubDate>
            <enclosure url="https://static.swedenherald.com/51bc637d-849a-43a9-88d0-194686044be9/51bc637d-849a-43a9-88d0-194686044be9.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/>
            <media:content url="https://static.swedenherald.com/51bc637d-849a-43a9-88d0-194686044be9/51bc637d-849a-43a9-88d0-194686044be9.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="1600" height="1067"/>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Congo accuses Rwanda of "declaration of war"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Democratic Republic of the Congo accuses neighboring country Rwanda of having declared war. The accusation comes at a meeting in the UN Security Council and after Kinshasa broke off diplomatic relations with Kigali. The rebel movement M23, supported by Rwanda, is besieging the million-city Goma.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-breaks-all-ties-with-rwanda</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://swedenherald.com/article/the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-breaks-all-ties-with-rwanda</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Conflicts]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sweden Herald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 13:05:59 GMT</pubDate>
            <enclosure url="https://static.swedenherald.com/d7f315a1-1ec7-4f75-810c-7b4accd4d65e/d7f315a1-1ec7-4f75-810c-7b4accd4d65e.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/>
            <media:content url="https://static.swedenherald.com/d7f315a1-1ec7-4f75-810c-7b4accd4d65e/d7f315a1-1ec7-4f75-810c-7b4accd4d65e.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="1600" height="1067"/>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The Democratic Republic of the Congo takes a seat on the Security Council]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The UN Security Council meets as early as Sunday about the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The meeting is being brought forward a day due to the acute situation in the country.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/democratic-republic-of-the-congo-rises-to-the-security-council</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://swedenherald.com/article/democratic-republic-of-the-congo-rises-to-the-security-council</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[World News]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sweden Herald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:31:13 GMT</pubDate>
            <enclosure url="https://static.swedenherald.com/5034ce43-64bf-48ee-a125-bfd59ba61b71/5034ce43-64bf-48ee-a125-bfd59ba61b71.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/>
            <media:content url="https://static.swedenherald.com/5034ce43-64bf-48ee-a125-bfd59ba61b71/5034ce43-64bf-48ee-a125-bfd59ba61b71.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="1600" height="1066"/>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The UN warns of a large-scale war in the Congo region]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Conflicts between the military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the rebel group M23, which is supported by the neighboring country Rwanda, are intensifying. The UN chief is warning that the conflict could lead to a regional war.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/the-un-warns-of-a-largescale-war-in-the-congo-region</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://swedenherald.com/article/the-un-warns-of-a-largescale-war-in-the-congo-region</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Conflicts]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sweden Herald]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:03:39 GMT</pubDate>
            <enclosure url="https://static.swedenherald.com/806a2da0-ae98-4792-b28a-59bd8fe1ac86/806a2da0-ae98-4792-b28a-59bd8fe1ac86.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/>
            <media:content url="https://static.swedenherald.com/806a2da0-ae98-4792-b28a-59bd8fe1ac86/806a2da0-ae98-4792-b28a-59bd8fe1ac86.jpg" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" width="1600" height="1067"/>
        </item>
    </channel>
</rss>