Marcelin Cishambo, the former governor of South Kivu province, has arrived in the North Kivu capital of Goma, the M23 group have said.Cishambo was accompanied by a delegation of political figures, ...

This year again, the number of victims and survivors of sexual violence treated by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams in ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group’s latest offensive, leading to the capture of Goma in North Kivu and Bukavu in South Kivu provinces in early 2025, resulted in the Congolese army’s retreat.

Over 100 armed groups are active in eastern Congo, mainly in the eastern provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu. The resurgence of the M23 rebellion in late 2021, with Rwanda’s support ...

At the time, the Kivu Province encompassed North Kivu, South Kivu, and Maniema, with Bukavu as its capital. Originally named Costermansville Province in 1933, it was renamed Kivu Province in 1947.

M23 rebels, in the latest of a string of uprisings backed by Rwanda, seized the city of Goma in January and went on to make gains across North Kivu and South Kivu provinces. The region has a ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels battle pro-government fighters in North Kivu and South Kivu province after regional mediators hold truce talks. Members of the M23 rebel group stand guard as people attend ...

The latest conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has brought horrific violence and suffering to innocent ...

Across eastern DRC, 5,927 schools reportedly remain shut, resulting in nearly two million children deprived of formal ...

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By taking control of Walikale, the M23 rebels seized a road linking four provinces in the east of the country: North Kivu, South Kivu, Tshopo and Maniema, cutting off Congolese army's positions.

Currently, 775 schools are closed across North Kivu, and many have been converted into shelters for displaced families. The eastern provinces of North and South Kivu are home to more than 4.6 million ...