Congo-Kinshasa: Fighting Resumes in DR Congo's South Kivu …
9 hours ago · The capture of Nyabibwe on Lake Kivu brings the rebels a step closer to the provincial capital Bukavu some 70 kms south, a city the rebels said last week they had no intention of capturing.
South Kivu - Wikipedia
South Kivu Province is characterized by numerous rivers, lakes, and waterways that crisscross through its landscapes. The region lies in the center of the African Great Lakes, encompassed by Lake Kivu towards the west and sharing its border with the Virunga National Park on the east.
DR Congo fighting: Rwanda-backed rebels advance towards …
Jan 31, 2025 · The rebels say they will continue their offensive until they reach the capital, Kinshasa. ... M23 fighters have been moving south, towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, after capturing the ...
Rwanda-backed rebels vow to take DRC capital after claiming …
Jan 31, 2025 · M23 rebels promise to march to Kinshasa as they capture Goma and advance towards Bukavu in eastern DR Congo. ... to take control of Goma in North Kivu province before advancing southwards in the ...
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take …
Jan 30, 2025 · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa, while Congo’s president called for a massive military mobilization to resist the rebellion and his defense minister rejected calls for talks.
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key …
Jan 28, 2025 · People attack the Rwandan Embassy in Kinshasa on Tuesday. Meanwhile, in the national capital, Kinshasa, protesters gathered and fires were lit outside a number of Western and African embassies,...
Escalating Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo Exacerbating ...
Feb 20, 2024 · The violence is occurring as MONUSCO prepares to withdraw its peacekeepers from South Kivu by the end of April in line with an agreed disengagement plan and as the country’s worst flooding in...
MONUSCO ending its mission in South Kivu after more than 20 …
Kinshasa, 25 June 2024 — The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) today closed its Bukavu office, the nerve centre of its South...
A guide to the decades-long conflict in DR Congo - Al Jazeera
Feb 21, 2024 · Could a Southern African military force help bring stability to DRC? Kinshasa has severed diplomatic ties with Kigali, which has been accused of aiding the rebels. DRC’s other neighbour,...
Spotlight | DRC M23 manoeuvres to destabilise Kinshasa
5 days ago · According to our sources, cells of M23 fighters who operated in 2012 and 2013 have remained dormant in the area of Kalehe, about sixty kilometres north of the South Kivu province Bukavu, and could be reactivated. These groups are considered to …