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Dozens of cars are shown from behind packed into a road trying to drive out of Goma with houses on either side.

Thousands evacuate Congo's Goma amid renewed volcano threat

Tens of thousands of people are fleeing the city of Goma in eastern Congo fearing another volcanic eruption by Mount Nyiragongo.

Thousands evacuate Congo's Goma amid renewed volcano threat
A health worker wearing Ebola protection gear walks next to tents.

How the Ebola crisis in DR Congo has changed in the last year

How the Ebola crisis in DR Congo has changed in the last year
A man in medical scrubs writes onto a wooden cross

DR Congo has been fighting Ebola for a year. What does the WHO declaration change?

DR Congo has been fighting Ebola for a year. What does the WHO declaration change?
A man sits while getting his temperature checked.

'No place for complacency' as Ebola detected in eastern DR Congo

'No place for complacency' as Ebola detected in eastern DR Congo
Mark Robinson traveled with a team from the Goma Observatory to set up monitoring equipment. He was in the volcano just days before it sprung back to life.

One of Africa's most active volcanoes is showing new signs of life

One of Africa's most active volcanoes is showing new signs of life
Dancers in Goma, DRC

He traveled to Congo to teach hip hop and ended up giving a beat-making class on US race relations

It's Swahili. It's French. It's English. It's hip hop created by American professor Pierce Freelon on his latest trip to Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Except this time, news broke back home in the US about black churches set ablaze. Freelon soon turned his beats making lab into a masterclass on race relations.

He traveled to Congo to teach hip hop and ended up giving a beat-making class on US race relations

A Nobel Peace Prize for legalizing marijuana — why not?

Uruguay made waves when it legalized the possession, consumption and manufacturing of marijuana. Now, the president has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. A 12-year-old discovers a new species of giant jellyfish. And just what would it take for New York City to host a winter Olympics? All that and more, in today's Global Scan.

A Nobel Peace Prize for legalizing marijuana — why not?

UN Security Council Allows Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo to Make Pre-Emptive Strikes

The UN Security Council approved the creation of a UN combat brigade with the authority to carry out 'offensive operations' against armed rebel groups in eastern Congo.

UN Security Council Allows Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo to Make Pre-Emptive Strikes

Congo: A Journey Through Goma's 'No Man's Land'

Correspondent Michael Kavanagh traveled Thursday across the frontlines from rebel-held Goma, into Army-held territory, and then back again. He says the warring factions aren't all keen to negotiate and residents fear the insurgents.

Congo: A Journey Through Goma's 'No Man's Land'

Congo Rebels Seize Key City of Goma

Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have seized the key city of Goma, a city at the heart of a region enormously rich in natural resources.

Congo Rebels Seize Key City of Goma
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Wanted for War Crimes: 'Terminator' Bosco Ntaganda

Troops loyal to Bosco Ntaganda, wanted by the International Criminal Court, have taken two towns in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. A BBC reporter in the area says thousands of people are fleeing the fierce fighting toward nearby Goma.

Wanted for War Crimes: 'Terminator' Bosco Ntaganda
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Geo answer

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is Mount Ngyirogongo just outside the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The BBC's Mark Doyle tells anchor Marco Werman about the active volcano that does not seem to disrupt air traffic.

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Geo answer

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is the city of Goma, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. A group of touring clowns arrived there today to entertain thousands of children in refugee camps. The Spanish charity, Clowns Without Borders, has teamed up with the United Nations aid agency, UNHCR. Anchor Katy Clark finds out more from UN spokeswoman, Francesca Fontanini.

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African leaders pledge aid, doctors battle cholera in camp near Goma, Congo

'In this province alone it's estimated there are a million people who have now been left homeless. A fifth of the population.' ? Mark Lowen, BBC News

African leaders pledge aid, doctors battle cholera in camp near Goma, Congo

Crisis in eastern Congo

The latest round of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has turned into a humanitarian catastrophe.

Crisis in eastern Congo