A boat carrying soccer players capsized on the Kwa River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in at least 25 ...

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 cities of Goma and Bukavu.

Families wait in a boat with their belongings on the shores of Lake Kivu in Bukavu as thousands flee the conflict The M23 has advanced easily in the region in recent weeks, Map showing eastern ...

With roads in much of eastern DRC in poor condition, the small boats and ferries that crisscross Lake Kivu have long served as the main means of transportation for people and cargo in the region.

CONGOLESE soldiers in a mix of fatigues and street clothes crowded into a chapel recently to stand trial for crimes including ...

The night before the rebels seized Goma, east Congo's largest city, the military command and provincial authorities fled by boat on Lake Kivu towards Bukavu without letting their soldiers know ...

It is not only Congolese foot soldiers who are fleeing. The night before the rebels seized Goma, east Congo's largest city, the military command and provincial authorities fled by boat on Lake Kivu ...

The boat capsized on Sunday night near the city ... Similarly, in October 2024, the MV Merdy ferry disaster on Lake Kivu near Goma resulted in at least 78 deaths, with many more missing.

Worldcategory· October 4, 2024 78 drown after boat capsizes in Congo's Lake Kivu, provincial governor says At least 78 people drowned when a boat carrying 278 passengers capsized in Lake Kivu in ...