Mount Nyiragongo is an active stratovolcano with an elevation of 3,470 m in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Albertine Rift. It is located inside Virunga National Park, in the North Kivu prov
Mount Nyiragongo viewed aerially in 2014
Mount Nyiragongo's lava lake
The March 23 Movement, often abbreviated as M23 and also known as the Congolese Revolutionary Army, is a Rwandan-backed Congolese rebel paramilitary group. Based in the eastern regions of the Democrat
Mount Nyiragongo
…for the GVO is in doubt, as the World Bank decided in 2020 to terminate its contributions. In 2023, the Nyiragongo volcano area was taken over by the M23 Movement during the initial M23 campaign. During this time, most of the eastern portion of the volcano was deforested. as of 2026 the M23 Movement holds the…
M23 rebels in Bunagana, located in Rutshuru Territory near the border with Uganda. In 2013, Bunagana served as the headquarters for the M23 group and is situated within a mineral-rich belt that contains significant deposits of coltan, a mineral critical for the production of electronic devices.
Displaced people evacuating their villages as a result of armed conflict between the FARDC and M23, in the Sake area of Masisi Territory, North Kivu
A young displaced boy waiting at a water point in the Kanyaruchinya IDP camp on the outskirts of Goma, where thousands of residents from Rutshuru Territory have gathered after fleeing armed conflict between the FARDC and M23 rebels
M23 troops stationed at the Rutshuru army base