Forty-nine years before Jesus of Nazareth was born in Bethlehem, Roman general Julius Caesar and his army crossed the river Rubicon—the waterway separating Gaul (modern-day France) and Italy. They ...

As civilians in Goma once again flee chaos, leaders fail to take responsibility for the crisis. Once again, the eastern Congolese city of Goma has fallen to the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group. The ...

There are growing international calls for Rwanda and the DRC to restart peace talks, as the Rwandan backed rebels take over a major city in the mineral rich region of eastern Congo.