The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

"The persecution of Christians around the world is one of the great untold scandals of the 21st Century," says Open Doors CEO.

Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday. Residents in Goma say they are struggling on ...

The DRC came under spotlight for having a weak state authority in the regions where rebels have maimed, killed, or sexually ...

It has been nearly a month since M23 rebels seized control of Goma, the main city of the eastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Since then, the rebel leaders ...

Judi Rever is a Montreal-based journalist and author of In Praise of Blood, which investigates mass violence under Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s regime, using survivor testimonies, former ...

They have imposed sanctions on officials of the rebel group, as well as on government officials, summoned envoys or ...

For primate sanctuaries in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the year 2025 has begun with panic, worry and uncertainty as ...

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has bemoaned inaction by the international community to end the fighting in his ...

Residents say Rwanda-backed rebels appear to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo. International pressure ...

In January and February 2025, Goma, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province ... For this ...