Further reading: DR Congo: After fall of Goma, Pope Francis calls for prayers for North Kivu The cooperative ... Daniel Makutano, an administrative official, tallied the casualties.

Displaced people are seen in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Feb 8, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] UNITED NATIONS - The resumption of ...

Earlier this week, the U.N. humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) reported that armed men had raided at least two hospitals in North Kivu’s capital Goma, abducting dozens of patients.

The Saturday attack in the village of Ngohi Vuyinga in North Kivu province’s Lubero territory also displaced dozens and several houses burned down, according to Samuel Kagheni, a local civil ...

KINSHASA, (March 7, 2025) – About 375,000 children are missing out on education and are vulnerable to violence and recruitment by armed groups in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of ...

Then they moved north and captured Ishasha, Busanza, and Kyeshero. Uganda can no longer accept transit of goods through them. Ugandans that transport goods to Goma City and South Kivu, DRC ...

for Mongabay. Map by Joel Masselink. The most accessible alternative? The highland sector of Kahuzi-Biega National Park, located on the opposite side of Lake Kivu, which has been a hotspot for ...

M23 rebels, in the latest of a string of uprisings backed by Rwanda, seized the city of Goma in January and went on to make gains across North Kivu and South Kivu provinces. The region has a ...

About 4,000 Rwandan troops are fighting alongside M23 rebels in eastern Congo, where the rebels now control the capitals of the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu, according to a report by U.N.