Why is war breaking out in the Congo?
The war erupting in the Democratic Republic of Congo has its roots in the Rwandan genocide and the bloodiest war of the 21st ...
As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers ...
The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil
The Democratic Republic of Congo is in turmoil - fighters from the notorious M23 rebel group have been surging through the ...
The Nation Newspaper9d
Conflicts in DR Congo and across Africa
Some of the key issues lined up for discussions include the ongoing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the ... will also include intra-Africa trade and development.
Wall Street Journal6d
Rebels Take Another City in Mineral-Rich Congo
Rwandan-backed rebels have entered a second major city in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, furthering a war that already has claimed thousands of lives. Hundreds of ...
The New York Times7d
In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City
This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled. By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar ...
Links to Rwanda fuel discrimination against DR Congo's Tutsis
Central to their campaign is the assertion that ethnic Tutsis living in DR Congo are being persecuted. For starters, many ...
World Politics Review10d
The Conflict in Congo Has Rekindled Rwanda-South Africa Tensions
and South Africa, which is believed to have deployed up to 3,000 troops to Congo as part of both a United Nations peacekeeping mission and a Southern African regional force tasked with helping ...