This introduction lays a foundation for the discussion of the East African Community and the battle for the soul of the DR ...

The rebel militia M23, backed by Rwanda, captured Goma, a major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on January 27, marking a significant escalation in the conflict. M23 had briefly seized ...

Once one starts to look for it, blue is everywhere. It’s embedded in modern English language (“true blue,” “I’m feeling so ...

After a local backlash to bring refugees to the Chippewa Valley, the president’s suspension of refugee admissions and ...

A photo story featured in the issue put a human face to the war in Congo. Daniel Buuma’s humanising images juxtaposed with the dehumanising effects of war, poverty, and displacement foster ...

PHOTOS: Rwanda-backed rebels enter outskirts of strategic city in what Congo calls 'declaration of war' Keita said M23 fighters were advancing and using residents “as human shields” as others ...

Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped ... David Cikuru, who heads a civil society organization in Goma but recently moved ...

as the United Nations described a mass panic among its 2 million people and Congo’s government said the rebel advance was a “declaration of war.” The M23 rebels announced the city’s ...

prompting the U.N. to warn of the risk of a broader regional war. Congo and its allies said on Saturday they had pushed back M23 fighters, who were advancing on the provincial capital Goma.

The United Nations reported widespread panic among the city's two million residents, and Congo's government condemned the rebel advance as a "declaration of war." The rebels issued their statement ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rwandan-backed rebels moved to tighten their grip on the strategic city of Goma in the east of the ...

Congo’s foreign minister, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, told the Security Council that Rwanda was committing “a frontal aggression, a declaration of war which no longer hides itself behind ...