One of the most active volcanoes in this continent is Mount Nyiragongo located in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nyiragongo is a stratovolcano that is part of the Virunga Mountains, a chain of ...

An aerial view shows lava flowing from the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo near Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 22, 2021. [Reuters] Experts and authorities are now warning ...

This striking, false-color satellite image shows the intense heat coming from a pair of lava lakes that emerged on simultaneously erupting volcanoes in Congo. The neighboring peaks are among Africa's ...

Around 8,000 people crossed into Rwanda from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to seek refuge following the eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano on Saturday, Rwanda's Emergency Management ...

Seismologists in the Democratic Republic of Congo reported 61 earthquakes in a 24-hour period on Saturday around the Mount Nyiragongo volcano, which erupted a week ago, warning residents to keep well ...

Residents pick up remains of their destroyed homes from the smouldering lava deposited by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano near Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 23, 2021.

Following the eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on 22 May, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is assessing the needs of affected communities in the city ...

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has warned that a multi-hazard emergency looms large following the eruption of Mountain Nyiragongo in the Democratic ...

The Mt. Nyiragongo volcano is one of the most active in the world. It overlooks Goma, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that is home to 2 million people. The volcano last erupted on May ...

KINSHASA, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Tuesday dispatched an inter-ministerial delegation to Goma, the capital of the northeastern North Kivu ...

Last major eruption: An eruption in 2002 produced fast-moving lava flows and is still going today. Reasons to worry: Nyiragongo, like Merapi, has the characteristic steep sides of a stratovolcano.