Jacobin on MSN2d
Europe’s Shameful Role in the War in Congo
European countries are stepping up military aid and economic investment in Rwanda, said to be an ally in keeping order in the ...
AllAfrica12d
Congo-Kinshasa: The DRC Conflict Enters a Dangerous New Phase
The regionalization of the Democratic Republic of the Congo crisis raises prospects for another multinational Congo War and ...
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.
Islamic State-linked rebels in fresh attack in eastern Congo kill 9 villagers
Islamic State-linked rebels have killed at least nine villagers in an attack in Congo’s conflict-battered east ...
Washington Examiner27d
Why is war breaking out in the Congo?
The order triggered what was to become the first Congo War. Rwanda, Uganda, and Angola began backing the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the liberation of Congo under Laurent-Desire Kabila ...
The New York Times23d
Congo Is Bleeding. Where Is the Outrage?
Yet the war unfolding in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains an afterthought. A bloody conflict is met with condemnations but no meaningful action. This stark contrast is not just neglect ...
BBC25d
What's the fighting in DR Congo all about?
The mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been dogged by conflict for more than ... acts that were met with international opprobrium and accusations of war crimes and human ...
Washington Examiner21d
US sanctions Rwandan official and rebel leader as war expands in eastern Congo
beginning his career as aide-de-camp to now-President Paul Kagame during his insurgency in the Rwandan Civil War. He led Rwandan-backed rebel forces during the First Congo War that saw the ...
Clashes continue in eastern Congo days after attack on civilians left many dead
(Reuters) -Fighting between M23 rebels and pro-Congo militias was underway on Sunday in Nyabiondo, about 100 km (62 miles) north of Goma in eastern Congo, residents said, days after a nearby attack ...