Rwanda-backed M23 rebels battle pro-government fighters in North Kivu and South Kivu province after regional mediators hold truce talks. Members of the M23 rebel group stand guard as people attend ...

Since the city of Bukavu was seized by the M23, fishing on Lake Kivu has ground to a halt. Fishermen no longer go out at night for fear of being mistaken for thieves and getting lynched.

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 Walikale area is home to the largest tin deposits in Congo and to several significant gold mines. The Bisie tin mine, ...

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 ...

In a briefing to the U.N. Security Council on what she called “the alarming situation” in Congo, Bintou Keita pointed to the M23 rebels’ installation of an administration in South Kivu, and “a mining ...

Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have continued to expand their control in North and South Kivu – setting their sights on ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels entered ... the M23 rebels seized a road linking four provinces in the east of the country: North Kivu, South Kivu, Tshopo and Maniema, cutting ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have pushed deeper into the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), capturing ... The rebels entered the mining hub in North Kivu province on Wednesday, a day ...