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PLANE LANDS IN LAVA AFTER MISSING RUNWAY A passenger plane with 117 passengers aboard overshot the runway last week in the eastern Congo, injuring 20 passengers. The flight, from Kinshasa to Goma, was operated by Compagnie...

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Hospital, Community Based Medical and Preventative Treatment

HEAL Africa’s hospital in Goma is a center of excellence, with specialist care and a training hospital. Young medical professionals can work with seasoned physicians, learn and pursue research while gaining practical experience...

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Taming Kivu Dangers Lies in Exploiting the Methane Gas

analysis Kigali — There have been numerous articles published on the hazards posed by gases trapped in Lake Kivu. While it is true that there are potential dangers posed by the gases dissolved in Lake Kivu, there are also many...

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UN peacekeepers' hospital brings treatment to hundreds of local Cong..

Dinsdag 24 november 2009 | United Nations (UN) ] 24 November 2009 - A hospital set up in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to care for United Nations peacekeepers is also bringing hope to hundreds of local...

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Matrox Partners with Goma Elettronica SpA to Develop Advanced Workstations for ...

Matrox P-Series, M-Series, and Extio Series multi-display graphics solutions power GOMA industrial workstations for defense, industrial, and transportation environments Montreal, Canada, November 12, 2009 - Matrox Graphics...

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Rape in Congo: Grim Statistics, Tender Victims

The orange soda tasted different to Grace. “Is this Fanta or beer?” she asked the young man who’d bought it for her. Grace was parched. The sun was out in full force in Goma, a town in eastern Congo. If he was…

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20 People Injured as Plane Lands on Lava

Congo: 20 passengers have been injured on a Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation flight between Kinshasa and Goma after the aircraft overshot the runway and ended up on hardened lava. A volcanic eruption seven years ago left the area...

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Thank you for supporting - Education During Treatment

Thank you again so very much for your gift of education to women who are at HEAL Africa for medical treatment. This special gift of time and training opens up a whole new world for the women and girls who come to Goma for...

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New sanctuary for baby gorillas

Goma - Conservationists say Congolese schoolchildren will soon be able to take a closer look at baby mountain gorillas. Virunga National Park spokesperson Samantha Newport says the park is building a sanctuary where...

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Plane misses runway, lands in lava rock

AP A passenger plane has overshot the runway, landing in hardened lava surrounding an airport in eastern Congo and injuring 20 people, a UN-run radio station reports. The plane had been flying from Kinshasa to Goma, and...

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