Kivu

Nearly three months after President Félix Tshisekedi's tour of the east, his prime minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, has led a large government delegation since Saturday, August 21, in Ituri and northern Kivu, the two provinces that are under the state for five months. as reported from Kinshasa, Patient LigodiThe goal of this…

In the eastern part of the country, nine mining companies, six of them Chinese, have been temporarily shut down by the provincial authorities. Gold mining. Especially in Mwengaquis' territory was the stage for tensions between local communities and foreign operators who were active in the exploitation of gold. as reported from…

Civil society in southern Kivu demands an apology from Rwandan President Paul Kagame, following comments to RFI and France 24 during his visit to Paris two weeks ago. Paul Kagame considered the UN survey report to be controversial, and that other reports had concluded that there was no crime in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Words that shocked civil society in southern Kivu, which organized a seat in…

Monusco is worried that insecurity will continue in Shabunda, this vast territory in southern Kivu. Insecurity due to the activism of armed groups illustrated by attacks, looting and sexual violence in this mineral-rich forest area. This is especially the case for the village of Kigulube. With our return correspondent from…

At least seven people have been killed and 22 injured in and around Goma in violence following protests against insecurity in northern Kivu province. This violence reached its peak on Sunday and continued on Monday, April 12, on the outskirts of Goma. as reported from Kinshasa, Patient LigodiThe violence began on Sunday, April…

The city of Pinga in northern Kivu was in July and August 2020 the scene of collisions between two factions of the armed group Nduma Defense of Congo-Rénové (NDC-R) led by Guidon Shimiray and Gilbert Bwira. The situation calmed down. There are fewer large-scale attacks on the city, but uncertainty is still present. With our…

MSF cancels support for two health centers in Kimbi and Baraka, in southern Kivu. A decision taken after a first withdrawal in July 2020 by a large part of the NGO's staff in the territory of Fizi, in the same province. Humanitarians were the target of several violent incidents in 2020. They can no longer carry out their…