Mar 10, 2022 · A ‘state of siege’ enforced by Congolese authorities across North Kivu and Ituri provinces since May 2021 aimed to curb lawlessness and violence perpetrated by countless militia groups. However, the measure has provided only limited respite for local citizens amid continuing outbreaks of violence.

Mar 10, 2022 · A ‘state of siege’ enforced by Congolese authorities across North Kivu and Ituri provinces since May 2021 aimed to curb lawlessness and violence perpetrated by countless militia groups.

Mar 11, 2022 · As Lidia Ajuwa, 30, walks down the hill into Kibarizo, a remote village in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu province, she is greeted with smiles as she passes rows of small, grass-thatched houses.

Mar 10, 2022 · More than 5.6 million Congolese were internally displaced at the end of 2021, the majority in the four eastern provinces of North and South Kivu, Ituri and Tanganyika. Obed*, 25, will never forget the day in 2020 when he was caught in the crossfire between two armed groups.

The Responding with Emergency Assistance to Communities and Displaced Households in North Kivu (REACH) program seeks to reduce mortality and morbidity related to water-borne illnesses amongst conflict-affected populations in Eastern Congo.

Sep 10, 2021 · Following the state of siege, North Kivu and Ituri Provinces are now led by military governments, under which the national army has ramped up its operations and military tribunals have replaced civil courts. Some armed groups, seeing their territory shrink, have surrendered.

3 days ago · North-Kivu : Heavy Fighting in the City of Goma. Relative calm was observed in Goma since midday on 28 January, where the M23 appears to have taken control of a significant portion of the city ...

Sep 30, 2023 · DRC (North Kivu): the M23 returns to old positions. The March 23 Movement (M23) has recaptured localities that it had ceded as part of the ceasefire demanded by the Heads of State of the East African Community since December 2022.

Sep 10, 2021 · UNHCR and its partners recorded more than 1,200 civilian deaths and 1,100 rapes this year in the two most affected provinces of North Kivu and Ituri. UNHCR has recorded 25,000 human rights...

Jan 25, 2025 · In Lubero territory, in North Kivu province, the conflict resumed in December with massive displacement. It continued in Masisi territory, where intense fighting took place in January 2025, particularly for control of the town of Masisi Centre, before moving down towards South Kivu province, to Minova and Numbi in Kalehe territory.