Geneva — The United Nations on Friday voiced alarm at rampant violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as the M23 ... verifying reports that 52 women were raped by Congolese troops ...

ramping up the risk of a return to full-blown regional war. Burundi has had soldiers in eastern Congo for years, initially to hunt down Burundian rebels there but, more recently, supporting ...

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On January 27, M23 rebels, a group synonymous with the March 23 Movement claimed that they had taken over Goma, on the East of DR Congo. Currently, a new dimension has been added to the war with ...

and allowed Hutu militias to regroup in eastern Congo, prompting Rwanda and Uganda to invade the region. Angola, Namibia and Zimbabwe fought alongside Congolese troops in a five-year regional war ...

Instead of prosperity, Congo's natural wealth has brought violence. "This didn't start a day or a month ago. The DRC's riches have always attracted greed, colonialism, and imperialism," Boyer added.

South Africa has troops deployed in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo as part of a U.N. peacekeeping mission there, as well as in a separate deployment by the Southern African Development ...

In part two of the unmissable season 5 finale of ‘Listen To Black Women,’ hosts Lore’l, Danielle Young, Jessie Woo, Torrei Hart, and Claudia Jordan dive deeper into the complexities of ...

South Africa and Rwanda are embroiled in a spat over the deadly DR Congo conflict [AFP] ...

Critical minerals factor into the fight. By Ruth Maclean Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their progress has been swift and stunning.