Former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and police officers who allegedly surrendered ...

On the shores of Lake Kivu, Goma residents were busy filling up plastic jerrycans with lake water. Less than a week since Rwanda-backed rebels claimed control of the city, basic services like ...

Here, there's fear and uncertainty." Unlike their conquest of Goma, the capital of North Kivu, on January 27, this time the Congolese insurgents, backed by the Rwandan army, seized Bukavu – a ...

When the Banyene family were sent back to their home in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, all that had survived the fighting was a crumbling wall and sagging metal roof. Shell casings from ...

There have been reports of a mass escape from a prison in Goma. Images show people believed ... and Rwandan troops entered the capital of North Kivu province. A mass jailbreak was taking place ...

By the peaceful shore of Lake Kivu in Gisenyi, Rwanda, this month.Credit... Supported by By Elian Peltier Photographs by Guerchom Ndebo Elian Peltier and Guerchom Ndebo reported from both Goma ...

Last week, it claimed control over Goma, capital of the North Kivu province. Congo, however, has vowed to reclaim the city of around 3 million people. Kinshasa has accused Rwanda of sending troops ...