09 December 2025 | Human Rights Watch
Radio journalist killed in South Kivu, DRC
Missile strike
On December 9, a radio journalist, Janvier Lwesho Nyakirigo, and his brother were killed in an explosion at their house in Kiliba, 11 kilometers north of Uvira, two local sources said.
Concerns for the safety of civilians in South Kivu have been heightened by rising tensions and grave violations of international humanitarian law by the parties to the conflict. After capturing Goma and Bukavu, the provincial capitals of North and South Kivu, in early 2025, M23 fighters carried out widespread abuses, including summary executions, forced recruitment drives, and sexual violence. The M23 also unlawfully transferred Congolese citizens and Rwandan refugees to Rwanda.
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