Congo-Kinshasa: Women Face Ongoing Sexual Violence, Nowhere is Safe

[MSF] Every week, hundreds of victims and survivors of sexual violence seek care at health centres supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In 2024 alone, nearly 40,000 women were treated by MSF teams in North Kivu province -- a record high. In January 2025, M23/Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) forces - backed by Rwanda - took control of Goma, the provincial capital and home to over a million people, after