Mongabay1d
The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC
The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...
Canada15d
G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on the escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the fallen peacekeepers of MONUSCO and the Southern African Development Community Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (SAMIDRC). “We ...
Mongabay17d
Mineral exploitation overshadows green diplomacy in Congo’s Sangha region
The Republic of Congo’s minister of mines has issued ... This article was produced with the support of the Pulitzer Center Rainforest Investigations Network in collaboration with the Latin ...
AllAfrica.com17d
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Mission in DR Congo Under Scrutiny As Conflict Escalates
Nairobi, Kenya — Seventeen U.N. peacekeepers have been killed this year in clashes between M23 rebels and government forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, including three within ...
BBC17d
South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
South Africa and Rwanda are embroiled in a spat over the deadly DR Congo conflict South Africa ... Mr Mandrup expressed a similar view, saying South Africa deployed its troops in 2023, ignoring ...
BBC18d
Rebels edging closer to taking key DR Congo city
Rebels appear to be edging closer to taking control of the key city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo following reports that they had captured its airport. The Congolese ...
The Irish Times18d
The Irish Times view on the war in Congo: a dire humanitarian crisis
Hundreds of thousands have fled the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ahead of rebels who have reportedly seized the strategic city of Goma in the country’s north east. The streets of the city ...
animalsaroundtheglobe18d
10 Endangered Animals in the Amazon Rainforest
Aerial view of the Amazon Rainforest, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian ... Notably, two of its tributaries, the Negro and the Madeira, exceed the Congo River in volume. The Amazon River plays ...
Canadian Dimension18d
Canadian hands in Congo drip with the blood of millions
An M23 soldier stands guard overlooking Bunagana, a small town in North Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo by Al Jazeera/Flickr. Eastern Congo is facing a devastating ...
Voice of America18d
In photos: Conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo
Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped ...
The Boston Globe19d
Congo’s forces try to slow Rwanda-backed rebels in the east as protests break out in the capital
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s security forces were fighting on Tuesday against Rwanda-backed rebels who advanced into a key eastern city in a major escalation of a decadeslong conflict.
The New York Times19d
Why Are Congo and Rwanda on the Brink of War?
According to the United Nations and the United States, M23 is directed and supported by Rwanda; the U.N. says Rwanda has sent thousands of its troops into Congo. Some 500,000 people fled their ...