Anglican Aid report — 3,000 dead in Goma

Posted on March 15, 2025 
Filed under Sydney Diocese, World news

“Tim Swan CEO of Anglican Aid issues an urgent update.

We have just heard from Bishop Martin Gordon in Goma. He said that at least 3,000 people have been killed in his city. Many thousands have been injured, and hospitals are overwhelmed. UNICEF estimates 330,000 additional children are missing out on school as a result of the recent fighting, as 2,500 schools are closed. There is widespread sexual violence, theft, and looting.

Local clergy told Bishop Martin of the fear they felt as they hid in their homes, listening to gunfire as the city was taken over. …”

– John Sandeman at The Other Cheek shares this troubling news via Canon Tim Swan. And there’s a link to Anglican Aid’s appeal page.