The Rwandan shore of Lake Kivu offers leisure and relaxation. Across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the same ...

People who were displaced by the fighting between M23 rebels and government soldiers prepare to leave their camp following an ...

"In North and South Kivu provinces, we are receiving horrific reports of grave violations against children by parties to the conflict, including rape and other forms of sexual violence at levels ...

Following the fall of regional capital Goma, in North Kivu, at the end of January, the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group is now making headway against Congelese Government forces towards Bukavu ...

The rebels have been trying to push south towards Bukavu since they seized Goma, in North Kivu, the largest city in eastern Congo, at the end of last month. Any escalation in fighting could ...

On 14 February, the M23 rebels, backed by the Rwandan army, seized control of Kavumu Airport, located about 30 kilometres from the provincial capital of South Kivu. Nearly three weeks after capturing ...

M23 fighters routed the Congolese army to capture the key provincial capital of Goma in North Kivu last month. Then on Friday, the armed group and Rwandan troops marched largely unchecked into ...

The rebels overcame Congolese forces to take Kavumu airport, about 30km north of the city of Bukavu in South Kivu province, according to a statement posted on X on Feb 14. The airport held ...

which was barely defended by the Congolese armed forces (FARDC), gives the M23 total control of Lake Kivu, following its capture of Goma, capital of the neighboring province of North Kivu ...

The rapid advance into Bukavu comes less than three weeks after the rebels claimed the takeover of Goma, the largest city and capital of the neighboring North Kivu province on January 27.