In Stanford's first inaugural Congo Week, students and experts celebrate Congolese heritage and discuss important issues regarding the DRC.

Critical minerals factor into the fight.

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.

Over 40 scholars from across the humanities and social sciences gathered at The Africa Institute Global Studies University ...

Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) risks spilling over into a regional war, it is feared, as Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have captured the key city of Goma. The leader of a rebel ...

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Show more Show less 1 Armed men drive through a street in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan. 28, 2025. Gunshots rang out through parts of the besieged city of Goma as Congolese soldiers ...

At least 54 people have been killed and 158 wounded in a strike by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on a popular ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda, accusing it of fuelling the rebellion. At least 13 soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces in the DRC have been ...

Jan. 27 (UPI) --Ethnic-Tutsi rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo were reported to have taken the key eastern city of Goma in fierce fighting with government forces that sent streams of ...

Jan. 29 (UPI) --The U.S. State Department called for a cease-fire in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo saying Washington was "deeply troubled" by a recent escalation in the ...

UNICEF on Wednesday sought financial aid to the tune of $22 million amid conflict in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.