North Kivu (Jimbo la Kivu Kaskazini in Swahili) is a province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] The capital city is Goma.

4 days ago · Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the government’s last stronghold in the North Kivu ...

2 days ago · Congolese internally displaced civilians carry their belongings as they flee from renewed tensions from Kanyaruchinya to Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo,...

17 hours ago · The Global Protection Cluster (GPC) is issuing this Protection Alert in light of the escalating crisis and immediate protection risks to civilians in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of ...

Mar 12, 2024 · The humanitarian and medical toll of the violence is appalling. Death and injury are a daily reality. Since the upsurge in fighting, weapon-wounded patients have been pouring into ICRC-supported CBCA Ndosho Hospital in Goma, the capital of North Kivu.

Sep 26, 2024 · A new Human Rights Watch report documents laws-of-war violations by parties to the armed conflict in Congo’s North Kivu province, which may amount to war crimes.

Feb 25, 2024 · More than 2.5 millions people live in a displacement site in the province of North-Kivu, representing 37% of the total number of displaced persons (IDPs) in the DRC. Overall, 2.63 million pepople in the province are acutely food insecure.

Mar 26, 2024 · Jimmy Lazaro, a father of six, sought safety for his family at a displacement site near Goma after his wife was killed by a bombing in Sake, North Kivu province. UNHCR, the UNHCR Refugee Agency, is raising the alarm as ongoing violence in eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reaches a devastating level.

Feb 14, 2024 · Civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are once again bearing the brunt of localized violence, amid a sharp uptick in fighting between Government forces and the M23...

The armed conflict in North Kivu province between the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Congolese army (FARDC) has intensified, with devastating consequences for civilians.