Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, ...

In the last piece in this series of historical narratives, we saw how the Inyenzi struggle crumbled because of a lack of unified leadership and a clear political line. This opened up a new chapter for ...

It’s one story among too many. Another woman, raped—used as a weapon of war in an endless conflict in Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. To reach Chegera, a village in Kabare ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the second largest country in Africa and one of the continent’s most important for nature conservation. Dense forests and woodlands cover more than half of ...

Rusich mercenaries are known to have fought alongside Russian-backed proxy forces in the Donbas region in 2015 and to have appeared again on the battleground surrounding Ukraine’s northeastern ...

Voislav Torden, 38, a senior member of the Russian far-right mercenary group Rusich, was found guilty of four charges by a court in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, on Friday, while he was acquitted ...

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Authorities say a boat has capsized in southwestern Congo and killed 25 people, many of them soccer players KINSHASA, Congo -- A boat has capsized in southwestern Congo and killed 25 people ...

The unfolding crises in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo show just how quickly this kind of unchecked corporate power ... or in the U.S., where a sitting president could theoretically deploy ...

The United States is holding “exploratory talks” with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over a deal that would give it access to the African nation’s critical minerals in exchange for ...