In 1958, the Belgian colonial administration permitted local elections in the Belgian Congo. In North Kivu, the Kinyarwanda-speaking community secured 80% of the vote, with figures like Cyprien ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / March 21, 2025 / Action Against Hunger: Published by Action Against Hunger. Fighting between the M23 armed group and the Congolese armed forces and their ...

In 2023, Belgium declined to accept Vincent Karega as Rwanda’s ambassador-designate, a move Kigali described as unfortunate. ... (68 miles) northwest of Goma in North Kivu province, ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group started launching its most recent massive offensive in the mineral-rich east of the DRC earlier this year in January, taking two major cities in North Kivu and ...

In addition, when Belgium became the sole colonial power following Germany’s exit in 1917, Tutsi overlords were brought into North Kivu as rulers over the Hutu-dominated Banyarwanda. The aim was ...

France, Belgium, the European Union ... by the UN Security Council found that between 3,000 to 4,000 Rwandan soldiers were fighting alongside the M23 rebels in North Kivu, ...

Congo Army Runaways Loot and Sow Panic in North Kivu Town (Reuters) - The Congolese army called on deserters to rejoin their units on Thursday, as rogue soldiers fired guns and looted parts of the ...

KINSHASA (Reuters) - The military governor of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo has died from injuries suffered on the frontline during an offensive by M23 rebels in the east ...

In 1958, the Belgian colonial administration permitted local elections in the Belgian Congo. In North Kivu, the Kinyarwanda-speaking community secured 80% of the vote, ...