Congo's president says he'll create a unity government as violence spreads
Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government, as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure ...
What Congo’s President Thinks of Rwanda: A ‘Mania to Be the Apex Predator’
As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals ...
Congo frees opposition leader and former president's ally Kabund
Democratic Republic of Congo has freed an opposition leader and the president's former right-hand man, Jean-Marc Kabund, his ...
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Documents, satellite data expose ongoing pollution near TotalEnergies’ Republic of Congo oil terminal
After hours spent at sea, fisherman Guy Bayonne Balou and his crew return to the southern shore of the Republic of Congo with ...
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Only 17% of peatlands, vital to curbing climate change, are protected, study finds
Peatlands around the globe hold more carbon than all the world’s forests, and yet new research reveals a much lower ...
Why have Rwanda-backed rebels seized 2 Congolese cities and is there an end in sight?
Rwanda-backed rebels have captured two major cities in Congo’s mineral-rich east after a major escalation in their yearslong fighting against Congolese forces ...
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DRC’s huge Green Corridor project lacks buy-in from forest communities
DRC has launched a plan for a green corridor at the world's largest protected area - but local people say they haven't been ...
M23 rebels are marching across eastern DRC: the interests driving players in the conflict
M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised ...
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Pressure points: How Europeans could help avert a Third Congo War
Congo stands on the brink of being at the centre of a devastating new regional war. Europe should act in its own ...
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Humanitarian and health-care crises in eastern DR Congo
An offensive by M23 fighters is disrupting health services and displacing people in a region already beset by health ...
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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.
USAID staffers describe colleagues abandoned in violence in Congo as DOGE ends assistance programs
The Trump administration will present an unforgiving argument for dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development ...