North Kivu province Stories
M23's advancement likewise triggered mass displacements, with residents reportedly fleeing before the attack. Two groups of displaced people have been...
The signing ceremony, attended by representatives from both sides, took place in Qatar following months of Qatari mediation after talks began in April...
According to the statement, M23 fighters stormed the village about 6:30 pm local time, killing at least 17 civilians and setting houses on fire.
Justin Ndayishimiye, a local Member of Parliament and former coordinator of artisanal mining in Rubaya, attributed the tragedy to the unregulated and...
Magistrate Kivuti was shot while presiding over a court case, an incident that shocked the nation and exposed critical security lapses within judicial...
I expected ruin. Collapsed buildings. Blackened rubble. Bullet-scarred walls. Shell craters and twisted steel. I imagined a landscape frozen in grief,...
Cishambo was governor in South Kivu, which is largely controlled by the rebels, from July 2010 to August 2017.
The group described the operations carried out between May 23 and 29 as “terrorist actions” systematically launched on various densely populated areas...
ActionAid says the dismantling of these camps by armed groups has increased the risks faced by women and girls, who are often sent back to dangerous a...
The decision highlights tensions over resource control in Congo's mineral-rich eastern regions, where M23 rebel advances have placed strategic mining...
Prof Kibwana champions what he calls "productive politics", the kind that focuses on national security, youth empowerment, and genuine service to the...
During his tenure, a witness in the petition to suspend the Makueni County government revealed that Kibwana had narrowly escaped an assassination atte...
Many had little choice after M23 dismantled displacement camps upon seizing Goma, eastern DR Congo's largest city, in late January.
His transition into politics came when he became the Member of Parliament for Makueni Constituency, eventually serving in various senior state positio...
Prof Kibwana believes that Kenya has the necessary resources to thrive, but insists that leadership driven by greed will only hold the country back.
SAMIDRC was deployed on December 15, 2023, to support the DRC government in restoring peace and stability in the eastern region, following the withdra...
Douglas Dunia Masumbuko, the M23-appointed South Kivu governor, told Reuters on Thursday that the death toll at the Luhihi mine had reached 10 "and co...
The mission encountered significant setbacks, including the loss of 20 soldiers and being pinned down by M23 fighters. A deal struck in March between...
In recent weeks, heavy rains caused River Rugumba to overflow, flooding large parts of the Kalemie and Nyunzu territories. The water destroyed homes,...
The plane, which was reportedly expected to land at Kavumu Airport in Bukavu to transport Red Cross International staff to Entebbe, came under attack...
The ACK archbishop stated that political leaders would only be acknowledged but not allowed to speak inside the church.
A report from the DRC Education Cluster, which includes Save the Children on Friday, reveals that school attendance has plummeted due to intensified f...
He will be deputised by Dunia Masumbuko Bwenge, Vice-Governor in charge of Political, Administrative, and Legal Affairs) and Gishinge Gasinzira Juvéna...
The other facilitators are Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo and Ethiopia's former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.
The rebel group also expressed gratitude to regional leaders and international partners for their continuous efforts in facilitating a political resol...
Fighting with the M23 has continued outside the town, in the southern part of the wider Lubero territory, for the past 72 hours, Congolese army spokes...
A passenger boat from Bukavu to Goma left on Tuesday morning, operator Lweni Ndale said, adding it was the first he had sent since late January, short...
Heavy shelling was reported along the frontline on Tuesday morning, rebel, military and local sources told Reuters.
Vaccination programmes were partially restored on February 5, after the M23 declared a ceasefire, however, the situation remains "tense and volatile",...
