The Congolese amputee giving new prosthetic limbs to the wounded

After losing her leg in a 2014 bombing in eastern Congo, Wivine Kavira Mukata transformed her trauma into purpose by becoming an ortho-prosthetist, helping fellow amputees regain mobility and dignity.

Over €1.5 billion pledged for Africa's Great Lakes region at Paris conference

At the close of an international conference in Paris on the Great Lakes region, French President Emmanuel Macron has ...
Channel 4

Inside M23 – the rebel militia now running eastern DR Congo

Rebel fighters are still battling government forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, despite Donald Trump’s claim ...
eturbonews

Tourists Flee DR Congo North Kivu Region: Turning into a Deadly Battlefield

The North Kivu Region with its capital city and gatway of Goma has many tourist favorite. This region has been turning into a battlefield after new attack by the M23 group. North Kivu is a province ...
The Washington Post

Deadly Mix of Gases Lurks in Congo's Lake Kivu

LAKE KIVU, Congo -- The blue-green waters of Congo's Lake Kivu conceal a deadly invisible mixture that could trigger a fiery disaster or be a blessing in disguise for the 2 million people who live ...

On the front line of Congo’s conflict, a trauma center tells a story of horror and survival

In eastern Congo, Jerome Jean Claude Amani stands on a prosthetic leg and talks of a new future after being badly wounded in a rebel attack ...

DR Congo: M23 Rebels Loot $70 Million Worth of Gold from Mine Since May|Firstpost Africa

Fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has had devastating humanitarian and economic consequences. Since May, ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Dozens are presumed dead after an overloaded boat capsizes on Lake Kivu in Congo

KINSHASA, CongoKINSHASA, Congo — The majority of the 50 passengers aboard a wooden boat that capsized on a lake in eastern Congo are presumed to be dead, a local official said. The boat crossing Lake ...
NPR

Hundreds dead as the death toll from floods in eastern Congo nearly doubles

GOMA, Congo — The death toll from floods in eastern Congo has almost doubled, reaching close to 400 people as of Sunday, according to a local official. The administrator of the worst-affected area, ...
Newsday

Governor of Congo's North Kivu province dies of his wounds in fighting with rebels, authorities say

GOMA, Congo — The governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained during fighting on the front line, a military spokesman said Friday, as M23 rebels closed in on the ...
PBS

At least 78 dead after passenger boat capsizes on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo

GOMA, Congo (AP) — At least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat with 278 passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, a local governor said. According to Jean-Jacques Purusi, ...
UNHCR

Attacks in Congo's North Kivu province push tens of thousands to flee – UNHCR

Insecurity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu province led to more than 100,000 people fleeing their homes in April. As attacks continue to terrorize the population, UNHCR, the UN ...