Prepare to be enchanted as you set foot on the shores of Lake Kivu, a mesmerizing jewel nestled in the heart of East Africa.

GOMA, Congo (AP) — An artisanal gold mine collapsed in a rebel-controlled territory in eastern Congo, killing at least 10 people, authorities said Thursday.

reportedly backed by Rwanda. The rebels first captured Goma in late January, then took Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, in mid-February. Since January, 14 South African soldiers have been killed ...

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Myanmar's deadly earthquake has raised alarms beyond Southeast Asia. In Africa, fault lines stretching across the continent ...

A boat has capsized after catching fire in the northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), leaving at least 50 ...

In Gisenyi, present-day Rubavu, a tourist town on Lake Kivu, Dallaire wrote, an Austrian military observer ... It was not until April 21, 1994, that the Rwanda Patriotic Army (Inkotanyi) reached ...

On New Year’s Day in 1994, Simon Pierre Ndayisenga left his home in Rukumberi, Shore area, near Bugesera District, to go and live with his uncle in Kibungo town. His father sent him away after ...

The new baby gorilla at the Little Rock Zoo in Little Rock, Arkansas, now has a name thanks to TODAY viewers. Beni's name, which was revealed April 8 on the show, comes from the name of territory ...

Congolese authorities say at least 50 people were killed in weekend attacks in the country's conflict-hit east where ...

Since the city of Bukavu was seized by the M23, fishing on Lake Kivu has ground to a halt. Fishermen no longer go out at night for fear of being mistaken for thieves and getting lynched.

Congo’s government and Rwanda-backed rebels are meeting in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar for much-anticipated talks in a renewed push for peace in the conflict-battered eastern Congo, where the ...