Some 120km from Bukavu in Uvira, panic-stricken residents shared their fears with The EastAfrican. Micheline: My biggest fear is rapeMicheline Mauwa, 47, is no stranger to conflict, having been a ...

World Food Programme urges action to avert 'escalating hunger crisis' When gunshots rang out near her home in the Congolese ...

Termination of the SAMIDRC regional peacekeeping mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earlier this month ...

In recent days, the security situation around the city of Uvira, in South Kivu province of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has rapidly deteriorated, reaching a critical point on 15 February.

In the Burundian town of Rugombo - located in northwestern Cibitoke province bordering eastern DRC – more than 40,000 refugees are now packed in blue and white tents lining the town’s sports stadium.