As long as the DRC continues to be a stamping ground for militias, including M23, and other neighboring countries, instability will create the perfect conditions for atrocity crimes to be perpetrated.

Three Americans will serve life sentences in the United States after their death sentences were commuted by the Democratic Republic of Congo, shortly after the U.S. and DRC held talks over minerals.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the world’s most resource-rich countries, and in 2024, it attracted the largest volume of mineral exploration investment in Africa. Enhancing ...

The DRC also confirmed the meeting, with a source close to the Congolese presidency saying it was kept "secret" until Tshisekedi boarded a plane back to Kinshasa. The presidency later confirmed the ...

The ICRC is increasingly concerned about the humanitarian impact of the conflicts in eastern DRC and reminds all the parties of their obligations under international humanitarian law. Attacks against ...

Belgium, which has voiced concern about Rwanda's support for rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has said it will respond in kind. Rwanda has severed all diplomatic ties with ...

DRC’s resources also remain a focal point in this conflict. So far, M23 has taken over vast expanses of North and South Kivu, which is home to massive gold and coltan deposits.

EU foreign ministers did not agree to immediately impose sanctions on Rwanda for its alleged role in the escalating conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). #EuropeNews ...

The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is back in the spotlight after the M23 militia, backed by eastern neighbour Rwanda, captured the mineral-rich city of Goma, which lies on the ...

The DRC has continuously relied on foreign troops and the UN to help fight rebels. In December 2023, after a request from Kinshasa, the UN peacekeeping mission MONUSCO began a phased withdrawal ...

The DRC’s complex web of armed groups, including M23, CODECO, FDLR, and the Wazalendo fighters, provides an ideal environment for ISIS-DRC to thrive while leveraging transnational ISIS resources.

Regional leaders call for immediate ceasefire in DRC as Rwanda-backed M23 group advances, raising fears of regional war. June 3, 2025 e-Paper. LOGIN Account. eBooks Subscribe GIFT FRONT PAGE.