vowing to halt the rapid advance of the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who have seized significant territory in the country’s conflict-ridden east. Background: Kabila left the DRC in 2018 amid intense ...

The political and military crisis that erupted in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in July 1960 ... multinationals became involved in the conflict, negotiating mining contracts with Kabila ...

As Angola steps back from its role as mediator in the DRC's conflict, peace efforts face new uncertainties. Challenges such as unclear roles, funding issues, and external influences continue to ...

[Photo, AFP] The intensifying conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has provoked fears of a regional war. Several of the DRC's nine neighbouring countries, as well as South ...

Walikale has become a strategic junction in the eastern DRC, where a long-running conflict between the army and rebel groups was reignited in December. The town is now a key crossing point towards ...

These cross-border projects aren’t without challenges, chief of which is bringing journalists from the DRC, Burundi, and Rwanda — three countries directly involved in the conflict — together. “A story ...

It’s been over a month since SADC leaders decided at an extraordinary summit in Harare, to terminate the peacekeeping mission in the eastern DRC.

The resurgence of the M23 rebel group in the eastern DRC since 2021 has triggered a ... the environment. The conflict is exacerbating deforestation, undermining conservation efforts, and fueling ...

Their accounts shed light on how rape is a horrifically common aspect of the conflict in the DRC, often committed with impunity against women and girls of all ages. In January, the rampaging AFC ...

The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached a critical juncture. It comes after the recent withdrawal of Angola as a key mediator and the emergence of a newly expanded ...