Feb 4, 2025 · Learn about sources of continued violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and how the United Nations, African Union, and neighboring countries are struggling to curtail it.

Beginning in March 1977, Congolese rebels based in neighboring Angola cross the border into southern Katanga (renamed Shaba) Province to foment an anti-Mobutu uprising.

Dec 6, 2012 · Rwandan-backed rebels recently withdrew from the eastern Congolese city of Goma, but a comprehensive peace deal with the government remains elusive, says expert Jason Stearns.

Nov 8, 2022 · The resurgence of the M23 rebel group in Eastern Congo increases suffering for civilians and heightens international tensions.

Nov 6, 2013 · Eastern Congo has become notorious for the wholesale looting of its vast natural resources and the widespread use of rape for political ends.

Nov 29, 2012 · The situation in the eastern Congo is no less obscure than before the regional leaders met for negotiations over the weekend. M23 stated they would leave the city of Goma, captured on November 20 ...

Nov 20, 2012 · Goma’s fall is bound to damage that already tattered credibility of Congolese president Joseph Kabila. Easy to overlook is the appalling humanitarian cost of the renewed fighting in Eastern Congo.

Aug 20, 2024 · The Angolan-led process has international support, but as Congolese Catholic leaders recently noted, agreements are routinely violated in the DRC, and accountability is in short supply.

Nov 21, 2017 · In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country that has been plagued by civil conflict and war for decades, studies find that up to 40 percent of women have experienced sexual violence in their ...

Jul 9, 2024 · In early 2023, CPC rebels launched a new wave of attacks with improved weaponry against the government, raising fears of a return to intense fighting. Meanwhile, some progress has been made in ...