A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...
Men risk drowning to flee conscription by Congolese rebels
Jordan Bita preferred to risk his life swimming across a roaring river than stay at home and be conscripted by rebels in ...
Brand new ‘highly contagious’ mutant mpox strain discovered raising ‘significant concern’
A NEW mutant strain of mpox discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo could be better at spreading between people, ...
Mystery disease death toll rises and cases soar above 1000 as WHO suggests potential cause from ‘water source’
AT least 60 people have died in northwestern Congo, and health officials fear the deaths may be linked to brain swelling ...
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DR Congo: “For the West, it’s either minerals over Humanity or sanctions”
FOR over three decades, the global powers at the United Nations have been acutely aware of the complex and tragic dynamics underpinning the violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Since th ...
Mystery disease in Congo may be from poisoned water source, WHO says. Here's what to know.
A mystery illness has caused dozens of deaths​ in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A "poisoning of a water source" may be a cause, the WHO says.
Why eastern DR Congo remains stuck in conflict
The M23 rebels' rapid advance is the latest chapter in eastern DR Congo's long history of instability. And what factors were ...