Marcus Bachmann, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) head of programmes for South Kivu province, explains the situation in this part of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the conflict evolves.

Lake Kivu in eastern DR Congo is bustling again with cargo and passenger boats. The lake was quiet for almost a month after rebels captured the port cities of Goma and Bukavu. What would happen if ...

Devon Live readers have been expressing their sadness after Paignton Zoo announced the sad passing of Kivu, a much-loved 22 year old western lowland gorilla. The zookeepers had noticed a change in ...

On one side of the lake, lovers glide on canoes, friends ride jet-skis and families pose for pictures in the hazy sunset. On the other side, less than two miles away, dead bodies washed ashore ...

DR Congo: M23 rebels have taken control of the strategic Kavumu airport that serves Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, the rebel group and a civil security source said Friday. The rebels ...

A statement from a military spokesperson for operations in North Kivu province ordered runaway soldiers around Lubero to return to their posts within 12 hours and called on all soldiers to refrain ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will dispatch a team to North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to facilitate the repatriation of deceased and injured SA National ...

Congo Army Runaways Loot and Sow Panic in North Kivu Town (Reuters) - The Congolese army called on deserters to rejoin their units on Thursday, as rogue soldiers fired guns and looted parts of the ...

Bukavu, DR Congo: Traders and travellers packed their belongings and paid their fares early on Tuesday for the long boat journey across eastern DR Congo's Lake Kivu, the first sailing between the ...

The governor of South Kivu province confirmed on Sunday that Rwandan-backed M23 rebels had entered the centre of the provincial capital Bukavu from where he said Congolese troops had withdrawn to ...

A statement from a military spokesperson for operations in North Kivu province ordered runaway soldiers around Lubero to return to their posts within 12 hours and called on all soldiers to refrain ...