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Fact-check: Multiple recent X posts from credible sources including @africanews, local journalists like @kabumba_justin and @jean_djema, and outlets like @ecofinagency confirm the Amani Festival's relocation from Goma to Lubumbashi for April 10-12, 2026, due to ongoing insecurity in eastern DRC, directly supporting the article's claims. The story is also covered by Africanews and other news sites with no contradictions found in real-time reporting.
Goma's iconic Amani Festival relocates to Lubumbashi
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The Amani Festival, a prominent peace and music festival created in 2014 in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has been forced to relocate to Lubumbashi due to ongoing instability in the region. The festival has served as a symbol of peaceful coexistence in an area plagued by dozens of armed groups. The relocation highlights the deteriorating security situation in eastern Congo.