Imagine a country so rich in resources it could power the modern world, yet so fragile it ranks among the world’s most unstable nations. Welcome to the Democratic Republic of Congo – where ...

(The Root) — A poll conducted just before the 2012 presidential election found that issues related to foreign affairs rank among the lowest priorities for Americans. For this reason it is not entirely ...

Rwanda has critisised sanctions imposed by the United States, calling the measures unjust and one-sided amid escalating tensions over the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

For more than two decades, the crisis in eastern DR Congo has defied countless peace agreements, military operations, and diplomatic initiatives. Today, as violence resurges in South Kivu, North Kivu, ...

Though negotiations between the Congolese government and the AFC/M23 might lead to a peace agreement this week, according to DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, the rebels have warned that repeated ...

Global Effect of the Congo Crisis The Congolese people have been blessed with spectacular wealth of diamonds, gold, coltan, copper, cobalt, and a plethora of other minerals that economists say are ...

Displaced children from the town of Sake walk towards the Bushagala camp after collecting firewood in Kimoka, on February 9, 2025. [Jospin Mwisha /AFP] Since gaining independence in 1960, the ...