Congo and the M23 rebel group have agreed to a declaration of principles to end fighting in eastern Congo, a sign of progress ...

Peace remains elusive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where fighting still rages. A cease-fire deal between the government and M23 rebels has not been fully respected, worsening the ...

For months, the capital of Tanganyika, a province bordering South Kivu, feared the arrival of M23 rebels and their Rwandan ...

M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo recently allowed the BBC to visit a huge mining site under their control which is vital to the production of the world's mobile phones - and over its ...

Recent gains have given the M23 movement control of Lake Kivu following its lightning offensive in the east. According to the UN, the latest fighting has led to an exodus of more than 50,000 ...

Kinshasa, DRC, March 17, 2025 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is deeply concerned by the catastrophic deterioration of health services and humanitarian conditions, including an alarming ...

CIVICUS speaks with Claude Iguma, a mining governance expert with a PhD in Social Sciences, who is based in Bukavu, South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

June 18, 2025A cholera outbreak has infected more than 600 people at an artisanal gold mine in South Kivu province, overwhelming local health services and exposing severe sanitation challenges in the ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is grappling with one of its worst cholera outbreaks in recent history, exposing deep systemic cracks in public health, water infrastructure, and humanitarian ...

Mwavita Rohomoya sits with her children in front of her drink stall in Minova, Kalehe territory, South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on April 23, 2025.

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels control several areas in eastern Congo, including Luhihi and the provincial capital of South Kivu, Bukavu. The decades-long conflict in the region escalated in January ...