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 ...

Fighting between the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) ...

Many families living along National Road 4, which connects Bujumbura and Uvira, are struggling economically due to a sharp drop in traffic. Pascal Nt., a driver on the Bujumbura Gatumba-Uvira ...

Termination of the SAMIDRC regional peacekeeping mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earlier this month (March) saw 60% of deployed United Nations (UN) forces deployed to the ...

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.