Goma is in the African country of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is in the country’s east, on the border with Rwanda and near Uganda, a volatile area that has experienced much insecurity since the 1990s. Goma lies on the northern bank of Lake Kivu and within the East African Rift System (Albertine Rift region). It is about 12 miles (19 km) south of Mount Nyiragongo, an active volcano whose eruptions have periodically caused death and destruction in Goma.
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