Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo despite ceasefire calls
Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo’s army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ...
Wealth and Warfare Empower a Rwanda-Backed Militant Group in Congo
The M23 militia is ruling over a vast stretch of territory in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
The New Humanitarian1d
After the fall of Goma and Bukavu, where is DR Congo’s M23 war headed?
Rwandan support, combined with weaknesses in DRC’s army, enabled the M23 to seize vast amounts of territory in North Kivu ...
TASS Russian News Agency1d
Africa's most active volcano, Nyamulagira, erupts in eastern DR Congo
Nyamulagira has seen several major eruptions in recent decades, including in May 2004, November 2006, and January 2010 ...
Taarifa Rwanda1d
Nyamulagira Volcano Erupts Causing Fears in Goma
The Goma Volcano Observatory (OVG) reported Wednesday that Nyamulagira volcano is erupting spewing flames raising concerns ...
Council on Foreign Relations2d
The President’s Inbox Recap: Conflict in Eastern Congo
The resurgence of Rwanda-backed insurgents in eastern Congo has reignited a decades-old conflict over ethnic rivalries, ...
Opinion
Daily Maverick4dOpinion
Wasted chances to avoid war: The DRC is on the brink of collapse
President Félix Tshisekedi is now approaching foreign governments for assistance in fighting this war and staying in power. His increasingly desperate manoeuvres include dangling the DRC’s immense ...
The Christian Science Monitor4d
Congo’s wars uprooted her life. But they couldn’t silence her poetry.
What does war look like from the inside? Ask Congo’s young slam poets.
WSAV-TV9d
Congo and M23 rebel group will hold peace talks on Tuesday, mediator Angola says
Angola has acted as a mediator in the conflict in eastern Congo, which escalated in late January when the Rwanda-backed rebels advanced and took control of the strategic eastern Congo city of Goma ...
Mongabay15d
The environmental toll of the M23 conflict in eastern DRC (Analysis)
The resurgence of the M23 (March 23 movement) rebel group has once again drawn global attention to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC ... border, in Goma. Most of them have ...
KTLA21d
It’s been a month since rebels seized an eastern Congo city. Goma residents say they are struggling
A municipal worker cleans a traffic circle in downtown Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, one month after the city was captured by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. (AP Photo ...