Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels from the M23 movement have announced the capture of the major city of Goma in the eastern ...

Kenya has announced a virtual crisis summit, but Congolese state media says President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend.

What is the current situation in North and South Kivu with regards to this crisis? Since December 2024, several fronts have been opened in the two provinces to control certain key positions.

In recent weeks, the armed conflict between the M23/AFC and the Congolese army, backed by their allies, has flared up again ...

"The enemy has made a breakthrough on Bweremana in North Kivu and Minova in South Kivu," army spokesman General Sylvain Ekenge said in a rare statement from the armed forces. A military source ...

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 ...

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 ...

The provincial governor of South Kivu, Jean-Jacques Purusi, confirmed the capture of Minova, adding that the rebels have also taken the mining towns of Lumbishi, Numbi and Shanje in the same ...

The resource-rich eastern provinces of North and South Kivu have been plagued by conflicts for three decades, with the M23 emerging as one of the most powerful armed groups in recent years.

Rwanda denies this. Jean-Jacques Purusi, the governor of South Kivu province, confirmed to Reuters that M23 rebels had taken Minova. Congolese army spokesperson Sylvain Ekenge did not say who ...