Tag: Kivu
East of the DRC: AFC/M23 fighters continue to move forward in South Kivu, looting scenes in Uvira
After taking control of the city of Kamanyola, located approximately 45 kilometers from Bukavu, in the South Kivu province, AFC/m23 fighters continue their progress towards Uvira, further south. Sporadic shots…
East of the DRC: the religious meet Paul Kagame in Kigali, the M23 makes a new breakthrough in South Kivu
While AFC/M23 has made a new advance on the road towards Bukavu, capital of South Kivu, the religious emissaries continue their consultations and attempts at mediation. After their meeting Wednesday…
DRC: Three Congolese humanitarian workers from the Swiss Protestant NGO Help killed in North Kivu
Three Congolese humanitarian workers in Swiss Protestant Mutual Aid (EPER) was killed on Wednesday, February 5 during a mission in North Kivu, in the territory of Rutshuru. The organization strives,…
East of the DRC: the new military governor of North Kivu took office in Beni
Three days after his appointment by the head of state, Félix Tshisekedi, General Major Evariste Kakule Somo settled in Beni, in the north of the province of North Kivu, this…
DRC: fighting is getting tougher around Goma, in North Kivu
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the security situation was still tense this Saturday, January 25, in the surroundings of Goma, provincial capital of North Kivu. For several days,…
DRC: General Peter Cirimwami, military governor of North Kivu, died in fighting in the East
Tension remains in the east of the DRC, where fighting resumed on Friday January 24 in the morning, pitting the Congolese army and its allies against the M23 and Rwandan…
three Chinese nationals arrested for illegal mining of minerals in South Kivu
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the security services of South Kivu are increasing their efforts to combat the illegal exploitation of minerals. On Saturday, three Chinese nationals were…
Mpox disease on the decline in South Kivu
In South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), treatment centers for Mpox disease are gradually becoming empty. In this Congolese province, epicenter of the epidemic,…
journalists, targets of attacks and looting, in North Kivu, ask for protection
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a group of journalists who fled the advance of the M23 rebels, living in Goma, denounce the repetitive attacks against…
a hospital in North Kivu, a refuge for families fleeing the fighting, calls for help
More than 3,000 households have found refuge at the Pinga general hospital, in the territory of Walikale, the scene of new offensives launched by the M23, a rebellion supported by…