Chaos, looting break out as rebels push toward major DRC city
Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape ...
Forced to flee Congo, USAID workers lost everything. They’re suing Trump.
USAID workers based in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, tell a harrowing story of how Trump’s attack on the agency complicated an escape.
USAID employees detail harrowing exits from DR Congo amid violence as Trump administration dismantles agency
US Agency for International Development employees this week recounted the panic they experienced in the days after they were ...
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Extreme inequality and housing injustice in the DRC: rebuilding ‘Kinshasa la Belle’
In Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the phrase débrouillez-vous (fend for yourself) is considered ...
Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...
M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war
Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...
Fears in Bukavu as M23 seize key airport in eastern DR Congo
M23 fighters seize Bukavu airport in DRC, sparking fears of wider conflict as African leaders gather for crisis talks.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Shortage of Humanitarian Routes Threatens Aid Operation, Top UN Official Warns
As M23 rebels continue to gain ground in South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country's top UN humanitarian official has told UN News that increasing "complexity and ...
False: M23's claim that refugees from DRC camp voluntarily return to ‘liberated’ homes
M23 rebels gave the internally displaced people a 72-hour ultimatum to leave the settlement camps, witnessed by the U.N.
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DRC airspace ban will be costly for RwandAir, experts say
Rwanda's national carrier RwandAir has been forced to find new routes after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Unicef Sounds Alarm Over Child Crisis in Eastern DR Congo
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of ...
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As the DRC battles Rwanda-backed M23, what’s needed to stop the fighting?
Analysts weigh in on Rwanda’s role in the conflict in DRC, whether minerals are a factor and if diplomacy can succeed.