A rebel outfit that easily dispatches the national army, doing so with lightning speed, must surely have external benefactors doing the propping and supplying the military wherewithal ...

War in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exploded into global headlines once again after Rwanda-backed rebels captured ...

The current conflict in the DRC is not just a crisis of governance or ethnic tensions but a direct continuation of a colonial ...

Over six decades after the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) gained independence, its eastern provinces continue to face violence, exploitation, and geopolitical manipulation. The rise of the M23 ...

The recent history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has been one of civil war and corruption. It is rich in ...

With over 105 million people, the DR Congo is a mosaic of 250 ethnic groups and 700 languages, a testament to its rich cultural diversity. However, in the eastern provinces of North and South Kivu, ...

Congo has been wracked by more than a century of violent colonization and imperialism resulting in millions of deaths—and ...

Panic spread in eastern Congo's main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby ...

Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the ...