A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...

By Fergus O’Leary SimpsonJoel MasselinkLara Collart The resurgence of the M23 (March 23 movement) rebel group has once again ...

The Rwandan shore of Lake Kivu offers leisure and relaxation ... Rwanda denies backing the rebels. Map locates Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Gisenyi in Rwanda.

M23 rebels are closing in on South Kivu province, promising to continue their lightning offensive until they take the national capital. Kendrick Lamar’s Drake-baiting was a smokescreen – his ...

The mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been dogged by conflict for more than 30 years ... the end of January with the taking of Goma – a city in the North Kivu province that is ...

Marcus Bachmann, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) head of programmes for South Kivu province, explains the situation in this part of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the conflict evolves.

The conflict in eastern DRC has spread to South Kivu, with M23 advancing rapidly and capturing key towns, including Kalehe and Kavumu, before entering Bukavu. Marcus Bachmann, head of programmes ...

The M23 briefly captured Goma in a previous conflict in 2012, but the taking of Bukavu, which is the capital of South Kivu province, would represent a new phase in the turbulent recent history of ...