Army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the M23 Rebellion in 2012. (Photo: MONUSCO Photos/Wikimedia Commons) "I express my concern about the worsening security situation in the ...

(Photo by Juste Hlannon / LCI) Bénit Moke, 27, a member of the Episcopal Commission for Social Communications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, arrived in Rome eager to strengthen his ...

Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution to a conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels’ rapid ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Zawadi Sifa who has been fleeing fighting from camp to camp, shares food with her seven children in Goma ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Zawadi Sifa, right, 35, mother of seven, who has been fleeing fighting from camp to camp, carries water in ...

Conflict Minerals - A Convenient Myth for DR Congo's M23 War?

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has experienced violent conflict since the start of the First Congo War in 1996–97. The Second Congo War (1998–2003) was the deadliest conflict since World ...

“When anyone tries to register their marriage, I get informed and their religion is checked. If we find they are from different religions, we activate our network and try to get the Hindu woman to ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)—known as Zaire until 1997—has suffered two wars since 1996. The first war in 1996 began as a direct result of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The second began in ...