This 350-bed hospital is one of the main health institutions in the city, but also serves mainly as a reference centre for the province of South Kivu for the holistic treatment of victims of sexual ...

After independence, internal divisions between the wealthier north and less-developed south triggered decades of violent conflict, including two civil wars. The second Sudanese civil war lasted ...

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Taking Walikale gives the rebels control of a road linking four provinces in eastern Congo — North Kivu, South Kivu, Tshopo and Maniema — and effectively cutting off Congolese army positions. “The ...

The M23 rebels took control of the North Kivu mining town a day after Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame called for an ‘immediate and unconditional’ ceasefire. Here is a map and breakdown of the M23’s ...

In the same statement, M23 rebels also appointed John Bosco Nzabonimpa as the Finance Coordinator in charge of mines in South Kivu province. Birahira Ndayambaje has been appointed deputy coordinator ...

In February, it captured Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province. The offensive had already caused the mining group Alphamin earlier this month to evacuate its employees and halt operations at ...

“I have a field, but I cannot cultivate it without tools and without seeds.” The rebels took over Bukavu – South Kivu’s capital and a city of around one million people – three weeks after capturing ...

Then they overran government troops and peacekeepers defending Bukavu, the capital of neighbouring South Kivu. "There's an economic reason why they're in this region. This is a region that is very ...

Alphamin exported 27,000 tons of tin concentrate in 2024 and the unofficial sector 16,000 tons, of which 3,300 tons came from North and South Kivu, according to the Congo ministry of mines.

The resurgence of armed groups, notably the M23, has led to the occupation of critical territories, including Goma and Bukavu, the provincial capitals of North and South Kivu provinces respectively.

taking two major cities in North Kivu and South Kivu. A United Nations report has said that Kigali effectively controls the group and has around 4,000 troops in the country. Kigali has denied ...