A senior UN official told the UN Security Council on Thursday that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to face an “extremely tense” security and political situation. Vivian van de ...
The United Nations' acting top envoy for Congo warned the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that the conflict in mineral-rich ...
Eastern Congo violence intensifies as UN warns of spreading conflict, drone strikes and rising threats to civilians and ...
Van de Perre cited two concerning emerging elements the conflict is expanding from North and South Kivu into Tshopo province, and the use of heavy weapons and drones in urban areas poses risks to ...
The United Nations’ acting top envoy for Congo has warned the U.N. Security Council that the conflict in mineral-rich eastern ...
Journalists have faced increasing violence and pressure amid the escalating conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
Africa’s Great Lakes region is a sea of red and orange on the map of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom ...
This clash occurs against a backdrop of strained ties, fueled by DRC allegations that Rwanda backs the M23/AFC rebels—a charge Kigali denies. The group, led by Bertrand Bisimwa and Gen. Sultan Makenga ...
IN January 1994, barely three months before the genocide against the Tutsi began in Rwanda, a confidential informant—identified by the pseudonym Jean-Pierre—alerted the United Nations Assistance ...
RSF alleges M23 rebels detained civilians and journalists in sealed containers in Goma under harsh conditions as conflict ...
Journalists and civilians have been held in shipping containers under brutal conditions by M23 rebels in eastern Congo, ...