The country’s president offered a secret deal that would give the U.S. access to key minerals. In return, he asked for a ...

Is a deadly past replaying for Congolese as M23 rebels march on Kinshasa amid presence of Rwandan and Ugandan troops?

The war in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) between the government and the M23 rebels is in the third year in its current phase and shows no sign of ending soon. Certainly not by the ...

As Rwanda-backed rebels closed in on eastern Congo's largest city, retreating army soldiers barged into Suzanne Amisi Wilonja ...

Rwanda may accordingly decide to hang back and build on its gains in the east.” Peering over the abyss of a looming third Congo War, Rwanda must decide how far it intends to reshape the geography of ...

Considering the above dynamics, there is an evident risk of a Third Congo War if concrete and non-coercive diplomatic steps which emphasise dialogue are not taken immediately. To this end ...

The presidents of Congo and Rwanda have met in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seized two ...

“Everyone has an interest in Eastern Congo,” said Kedem. “The biggest fear is of a third Congo war.” ...

Latest area of control as of March 3, 2025. Foreign troop movements ... Conflict has periodically flared up in eastern Congo since the end of the last major war in 2003. While M23 is the most ...

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 ...

The United States announced sanctions against a Rwandan official and a Rwandan-backed rebel in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo over a rapidly expanding war in the area. On Thursday ...