The crisis in eastern DRC has left deep scars, but the resilience of affected communities remains strong. With sustained ...

Further reading: Bukavu in ruins as M23 rebels seize control ... M23 fighters are also moving to occupy symbols of former authority. In Goma, they have set up their command center in the ...

Sylvette Balungwe, Gender and Community Mobilization Specialist in UNDP Bukavu Many are now exposed to violence ... Some of the schools built through the PDL-145T project, once symbols of progress, ...

(Illustration photo) Hundreds of families left homeless in Bukavu, DR Congo, after devastating fire, August 20, 2018. (Photo by VOA/Ernest Muhero / PDM 1.0) Bukavu is slowly coming back to life.

Since January, the rebels have captured eastern Congo's two largest cities, Goma and Bukavu, repeatedly routing Congolese troops in battle. The United Nations, Western governments and independent ...

The reopening of the financial sector in Goma and Bukavu, the two cities it now occupies, will also be top of mind for the group. For almost two months citizens have been unable to access savings or ...