JANVIER BARHAHIGA

Flooding in eastern Congo kills 62 people with 50 missing
Heavy flooding following torrential rains in eastern Congo has washed away several villages along the shores of Lake Tanganyika in eastern Congo, leaving at least 62 dead and 50 missing. Witnesses described the floods surging at around 5 a.m.
 
Mpox scars are seen on the hands of Bintu Biringingwa, at the Miti Murhesa hospital, some 25kms from Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Janvier Barhahiga)
Congo faces setback in mpox response after Rwanda-backed rebels advance in the east
Six weeks after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the eastern Congolese cities of Goma and Bukavu, the region is facing a setback in its fight against the mpox outbreak.
 
In this video frame grab, people assist victims after two explosions hit a meeting of M23 rebel group leaders and residents in Bukavu, eastern Congo, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Janvier Barhahiga)
At least 11 dead and scores injured in Congo after blasts at M23 rebel leaders’ rally, rebels say
At least 11 people have been killed and scores injured in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu where explosions struck a rally held by leaders of the M23 rebel group that took control of the city earlier this month.
 
M23 rebels enter the centre of east Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, and take control of the South Kivu province administrative office, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Janvier Barhahiga)
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo’s mineral-rich east
Congo’s government says Rwanda-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo. The M23 rebels confirmed late Sunday that they were in the city to restore order after it was abandoned by Congolese forces.