Rwanda-Backed Rebels Capture Second Major City in Eastern Congo
Rwanda-backed rebels captured a second major strategic city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, expanding their dominance ...
Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are M23 rebels fighting?
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...
Congo fighting leaves 350,000 with no shelter, UN agency says
The U.N. refugee agency voiced concern at the "rapidly deteriorating" situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Congo M23 rebels seize two more towns as president seeks support abroad
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo seized two towns on their march towards a provincial capital, residents and the rebels said on Friday, as the president seeks international support ...
M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war
Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...
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How the West Destroyed Congo’s Hopes for Independence
The burden that Patrice Lumumba, prime minister of the Republic of the Congo, assumed was an awesome one. On his young, slim ...
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 ...
110,000 people are stranded in eastern Congo as rebels are accused of forced return
The U.N. says more than 110,000 displaced people have in recent days left settlement camps in eastern Congo’s cities ...