Nyamuragira, also known as Nyamulagira, is an active shield volcano in the Virunga Mountains of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, situated about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Lake Kivu.

It is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north-north-west of Nyiragongo, the volcano which caused extensive damage to the city of Goma in its 2002 eruption.

There are no settlements close to the volcano, but wildlife officials feared that the eruption may threaten the chimpanzees in the area.

Another danger was that the lava could have flowed into the southern sector of Virunga National Park, where there are settlements and villages.

Sulfate aerosols formed by volcanic sulfur dioxide from the eruptions were observed as far away as over the central Amazon rain forest in South America.

[12] On July 26, 2024, lava began to overflow the northern caldera rim and flowed towards the northwest.