The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is at a critical turning point: while violent conflicts persist in the east of the ...

Officials in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reported at least 23 people are dead after an overloaded boat capsized in Lake Kivu about 100 meters from shore near Goma in the eastern North ...

At least 78 people drowned when a boat carrying 278 passengers capsized in Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, a provincial governor said. Relatives sobbed on shore as ...

A boat capsized in Lake Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday, with well over 200 people on board. The governor of South Kivu, Jean-Jacques Purusi, was quoted by both the ...

Goma, DRC — Democratic Republic of Congo authorities have confirmed that 23 people have died after MV Merdi capsized into Lake Kivu in North Kivu province on Thursday. The boat that was carrying ...

Languages: English. At least 78 individuals died this week after a boat capsized on Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a local governor said. Jean-Jacques Purusi, governor of the South ...

UNICEF is on the ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, working with local partners to meet the urgent humanitarian ...

six were killed and 64 went missing on Lake Kivu. Witnesses of the Thursday tragedy said the boat was visibly overcrowded. People gather at the port of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo ...

03/11/2025 March 11, 2025 Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is bustling again with cargo and passenger boats. The lake was quiet for almost a month after rebels captured the port ...

Across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the same lake was recently the site of devastation and misery after a rebel offensive. By the peaceful shore of Lake Kivu in Gisenyi, Rwanda ...