Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight a Far Smaller Militia
The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.
It’s been a month since rebels seized an eastern Congo city. Goma residents say they are struggling
Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday. Residents in Goma say they are struggling on ...
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Mystery disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo kills more than 50 people in a matter of hours
The disease started on January 21 in the village of Boloko, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after three ... complicated by malaria. Humanoid robot dragged away after 'attacking ...
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At least 7,000 have died in Congo this year, country's PM tells UN's human rights council
A building damaged by fire is shown on a street in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Thursday. The Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 has swept into Bukavu, taking control of the city with a ...
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What we know about claims 70 Christians were beheaded in Democratic Republic of Congo
Several reports accused the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in the Democratic Republic of Congo, also known as the Allied Democratic Forces, of carrying out the attack. The ADF is an armed group ...
Congo’s president says he’ll create a unity government as violence spreads
Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government, as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure ...