The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key ...

A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...

Congolese troops have fought back against Rwanda-backed rebels who the U.N. says are moving fast into the South Kivu province ...

In March 2024, the senior political and military leadership of M23 approached Andrew Mwenda, a veteran Ugandan journalist and seasoned observer of regional affairs in a bid to initiate talks between ...

The life expectancy among Native Americans in the western United States has dropped below 64 years, close to life ...

Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The rebels, known as M23, say they are protecting ethnic Tutsis, the minority group massacred in a 1994 genocide.

The M23 rebels, turning their sights on Bukavu, were reportedly more than halfway to their target by Wednesday evening ...

Protesters have attacked missions in the capital of the African country as anger grows about the advance of the M23 rebel ...

This past summer, Songolo traveled to South Kivu, an embattled province in the country’s west. “Congo is a beautiful country,” he said. “The country’s most valuable resources beyond its ...

In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid to put pressure on Rwanda to withdraw its support ...

Dozens of protesters in Kinshasa attacked foreign embassies, demanding action against M23 rebels in the country's east.