Rwanda-backed M23 rebels entered the strategic town of Walikale in eastern Congo late Wednesday, according to residents and ...
The presidents of Congo and Rwanda have met in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seized two ...
The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.
Source: Locations of artisanal small-scale mining in eastern DRC from International Peace Information Service (IPIS). For now, the fighting is far from the copper and cobalt mines in Congo’s ...
An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say. The interval between ...
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Myths of coltan exploitation in the DR Congo
For decades, the Masisi region in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo stood as a beacon of prosperity, famed for its cattle herding and farming. Its fertile lands made it the breadbasket of the ...
Authorities say a boat has capsized in southwestern Congo and killed 25 people, many of them soccer players KINSHASA, Congo -- A boat has capsized in southwestern Congo and killed 25 people ...
Tshisekedi's spokesperson, Tina Salama, said she did not have any information on the matter. Last week, Chad's Foreign Affairs Minister told Reuters that sending military support to Congo was ...
GENEVA (Reuters) -Conflict in Congo has sent 63,000 refugees fleeing to neighbouring Burundi in its largest such influx in decades, with conditions dire at a crammed stadium camp and many stuck in ...