A Sh1.7 billion initiative has been launched to restore degraded land, create jobs and boost climate resilience.

The health system is under severe strain, facing overcrowded hospitals and shortages of vital medicines and equipment.

Deep within Africa’s Great Rift Valley, Virunga National Park is home to some of the continent’s most active volcanoes, including the formidable Nyamulagira. This shield volcano has a long history of ...

In South Kivu, OCHA said humanitarian assessments over the last 10 days indicated that more than 10,000 displaced people returned from Idjwi island in Lake Kivu due to dire conditions. The displaced ...

They have captured Bukavu, which is the capital of South Kivu province. This is a major victory for the Tutsi-led M23 rebel group, who now have total control over the Lake Kivu region, which borders ...

Passengers arriving from Bukavu disembark from the Emmanuel boat, on its first trip between Bukavu and Goma since the city was taken by M23 rebels, in Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of ...

Traffic on Lake Kivu between Bukavu and Goma, two provincial capitals in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), resumed Tuesday after weeks of suspension due to clashes in Goma.

On Monday night, Bahati Musanga Erasto, the Governor of North Kivu (appointed by the AFC-M23), issued a statement authorizing the full-time resumption of operations at the ports of Goma and Bukavu on ...

“It is peaceful here, unlike over there,” said Exauce Shalako, a 20-year-old man from Goma who was lounging on the shore of Lake Kivu in Rwanda one afternoon this month. Mr.

The security situation in Bukavu remains tense, according to the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, which also reported that commercial boats have resumed services on Lake Kivu between Bukavu and Goma.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People watch the first boat leaving Bukavu heading to Goma on Lake Kivu since the eastern Congo city was ...