Rebels Backed by Rwanda Announce Capture of Key City in …
1 day ago · On Friday, the military governor of North Kivu, the province of which Goma is the capital, was fatally wounded on the battlefield, according to a Congolese military spokesman.
What to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as …
3 days ago · Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the government’s last stronghold in the North Kivu ...
Thousands forced to flee fighting in Congo Rwanda-backed rebels …
1 day ago · Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma are fleeing after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured the regional hub from Congolese forces.
Three questions on the intensification of the armed conflict in North ...
2 days ago · In Lubero territory, in North Kivu, the conflict resumed in December with massive population displacement. It continued in Masisi territory, where intense fighting took place in January 2025, particularly for control of the town of Masisi Centre, before moving down towards South Kivu, to Minova and Numbi in Kalehe territory.
The situation in North Kivu is concerning and the Secrurity …
The Security Council is meeting today because of the rapid deterioration of the situation in North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the takeover of Saké and the encirclement of Goma by the M23, made possible by the active support of the Rwanda Defence Forces. The situation is concerning, and this Council must take the measure of it.
UNHCR gravely concerned by worsening violence and …
4 days ago · UNHCR is gravely concerned about the safety and security of civilians and internally displaced people (IDPs) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as conflict further intensifies across South and North Kivu Provinces. The number of people displaced has now surged to more than 400,000 this year alone, almost double the …
Governor of Congo's North-Kivu province dies of his wounds in …
4 days ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — The governor of eastern Congo’s North-Kivu province has died from injuries sustained during fighting on the front line, authorities said Friday, as M23 rebels closed in on ...
Hundreds of thousands of people flee from renewed fighting in North …
5 days ago · Renewed fighting around the North Kivu capital of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has led to a catastrophic escalation of the humanitarian crisis displacing hundreds of thousands of people — many of whom had already endured multiple displacements before — to flee once again in search of safety.
Amidst a simmering conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, …
DAKAR, SENEGAL, July 28, 2022 – As a humanitarian crisis grows increasingly dire across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s North Kivu province, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is calling for peace as well as for humanitarian support for the hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the fighting.
Mapping and analyzing conflicts in Nord Kivu, DRC - ArcGIS …
Nov 7, 2024 · In the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in North Kivu, a protracted and increasingly complex conflict persists, characterized by the presence of numerous armed groups such as the M23 group and the Armed Forces Congolese (FARDC) and their respective allies.