Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...
A family fleeing violence in eastern Congo sees little hope as rebels grab more land
None of Zawadi Sifa’s seven children have known life without fear and the constant threat of violence. Her story mirrors that of thousands of other families displaced by ...
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War Returns to the Democratic Republic of Congo: What to Know
The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...
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UN warns rebel M23 offensive in Congo could spiral into a regional war
The United Nations is warning violence isolated to a small part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ... conflict could spiral into a regional war akin to those of 1996-1997 and 1998-2003 ...
The New York Times15d
Why Are Congo and Rwanda on the Brink of War?
and allowed Hutu militias to regroup in eastern Congo, prompting Rwanda and Uganda to invade the region. Angola, Namibia and Zimbabwe fought alongside Congolese troops in a five-year regional war ...
The Washington Post15d
Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets
A dire humanitarian situation, risk of regional war The humanitarian situation in Goma “is extremely, extremely worrying,” Bruno Lemarquis, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Congo ...
Newsweek16d
M23 Rebels Claim Goma, Congo Calls It a 'Declaration of War'
The United Nations reported widespread panic among the city's two million residents, and Congo's government condemned the rebel advance as a "declaration of war." The rebels issued their statement ...
The New Indian Express16d
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim Goma, Congo calls it a 'declaration of war'
Congo’s foreign minister, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, told the Security Council that Rwanda was committing “a frontal aggression, a declaration of war which no longer hides itself behind ...
Connecticut Post16d
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim major Congolese city, which Congo calls a 'declaration of war'
Congo’s foreign minister, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, told the Security Council that Rwanda was committing “a frontal aggression, a declaration of war which no longer hides itself behind ...