DRC: Persistent water shortages continue to impact livelihoods in Goma

Dozens of women bring their empty jerry cans to the public fountain in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, to fetch drinking water for their families.

But the wait at the fountain can last several hours.

The city has been hit by a water shortage due to its adduction system reaching its limits as the city is growing and displaced people fleeing the war are considerably increasing the number of its inhabitants.

The population has started to complain more and more about the lack of water.

Local resident Angel Chibalonza is at the fountain…