In our previous article, “The 67-year struggle for congolese Tutsi citizenship must end,” we explored how the Kinyarwanda-speaking community’s electoral victories in Eastern DR Congo fueled resentment ...

Soldiers given 12 hours to return to posts Residents describe chaos amid front line desertions Congo army reeling from loss of territory Finance ministry launches solidarity fund for donations Feb ...

A new Human Rights Watch report documents laws-of-war violations by parties to the armed conflict in Congo’s North Kivu province, which may amount to war crimes. Over 100 armed groups are active ...

The ministry says there is no indication the two epidemics separated by more than 2 500km are related. The North Kivu health division notified the ministry on Saturday of 26 cases of hemorrhagic fever ...

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The military governor of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has died from injuries sustained during fighting on the front line, local authorities say, as M23 rebel ...

Gen. Somo Kakule Evariste was appointed as the new governor of the conflict-hit North Kivu province amid a rebel offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This appointment comes ...

ICC Prosecutor to Renew Congo Investigation, Focusing on North Kivu By Charlotte Van Campenhout AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan said on Monday his ...

GOMA, Congo — At least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, a local governor said. A frantic search and rescue operation was underway hours ...

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 ...

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 ...