This war is not just a humanitarian catastrophe; it is a direct challenge to Africa’s ability to control its own destiny COMMENT | MIKE OMUODO | A phone vibration drew my attention to an incoming ...

Did you know that there has never been a single Tutsi armed group in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo before 1995? In this article, we will delve into the historical context of the ...

Negotiations have consistently failed because DRC is poorly led, the people are deeply divided and fighting amongst ...

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Ombeni ran out the office and into the street, where crowds tried to dodge bullets and vehicles speeding through the city, ...

By Fabrice Robinet Regional conflicts, murderous militias, the exploitation of natural resources, innocent civilians forced to flee their homes; these ...

Lubumbashi is little known, but its minerals electrified the world, created atom bombs and are key to greener energy, the ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, who stunned the world with their seizure of the major city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, declared a unilateral ceasefire in fighting with ...

M23 now controls nearly all of North Kivu and the province’s vast mineral wealth—including tin (cassiterite), tantalum ...

Since flag independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960 and since the gruesome murder of its founding president, Patrice ...