1 day ago · Rwanda-backed M23 rebels continued to consolidate their hold over North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday, despite declaring a ceasefire two days earlier and pledging not to continue south, according to the UN’s Deputy Special Representative for Protection and Operations in the country.

2 days ago · Situation Report in English on Democratic Republic of the Congo about Coordination, ... Intensification of Violence in the North Kivu and South Kivu Provinces Situation report #1, 3 February 2025

North Kivu (Swahili: Jimbo la Kivu Kaskazini) is a province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [3] The capital city is Goma.

1 day ago · In December 2024, the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) resumed direct operations with M23 rebels in North Kivu, breaking a ceasefire agreement reached with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of ...

4 days ago · NORTH KIVU. SITUATION OVERVIEW IN GOMA. Nearly all displacement sites along the Kanyaruchinya axis have been destroyed and emptied of their occupants. Water facilities, latrines, and health structures have also been damaged. Displaced persons who had fled to Goma are now returning to their home areas along the Kibumba-Rutshuru axis.

Jan 29, 2025 · Thousands died; some casualties were former Hutu militants and members of armed groups, but many were refugees and non-combatant Congolese in North and South Kivu, in eastern DRC. Methods of...

Sep 26, 2024 · A new Human Rights Watch report documents laws-of-war violations by parties to the armed conflict in Congo’s North Kivu province, which may amount to war crimes.

Mar 12, 2024 · The humanitarian and medical toll of the violence is appalling. Death and injury are a daily reality. Since the upsurge in fighting, weapon-wounded patients have been pouring into ICRC-supported CBCA Ndosho Hospital in Goma, the capital of North Kivu.

Mar 26, 2024 · Jimmy Lazaro, a father of six, sought safety for his family at a displacement site near Goma after his wife was killed by a bombing in Sake, North Kivu province. UNHCR, the UNHCR Refugee Agency, is raising the alarm as ongoing violence in eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reaches a devastating level.

The armed conflict in North Kivu province between the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Congolese army (FARDC) has intensified, with devastating consequences for civilians.