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Boubol, the Goma correspondent for the popular Congoblog [FR], also wrote about Goma's makeover for the celebration (including some photos of the works):

Global Voices in English » DRC: Goma’s Makeover for Independence Day 2009

In April 2008, one of their DC-9s rammed into a bustling market after failing to lift off from Goma's airport, killing at least 40 people — most of them on the ground.

More than 50 dead in Congo plane crash 2011

Scientists from Goma's Volcanological Observatory are reporting "Intense volcanic activity, including tremors, pools of lava and plumes of smoke."

Georgianne Nienaber: Volcanic Eruptions Threaten Beleaguered Eastern Congo 2009

Goma's governor, Julien Mpaluku, acknowledged that panic was spreading, but stressed that U.N. peacekeepers were still in charge and rebels had not yet entered the city.

ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

Christophe Kimona, a surgeon at Goma's Heal Africa hospital, repairs the torn and damaged genitals of rape victims.

Archive 2008-01-01 Stephen Retherford 2008

Goma's got the goods, the Rwandans have got the money and the muscle.

The mission song Le Carre, John, 1931- 2006

Given the moment and the man, Luc and his circle in North Kivu are ready to spark a popular uprising in Goma's streets and provide underhand military and political support to the Mwangaza.

the mission song Le Carre, John, 1931- 2006

Goma's got the goods, the Rwandans have got the money and the muscle.

the mission song Le Carre, John, 1931- 2006

"Goma's runway is longer," he insists, striking out an arm.

The mission song Le Carre, John, 1931- 2006

Given the moment and the man, Luc and his circle in North Kivu are ready to spark a popular uprising in Goma's streets and provide underhand military and political support to the Mwangaza.

The mission song Le Carre, John, 1931- 2006