Rebels call for ceasefire in DR Congo after hundreds are killed in a ...
15 hours ago · A rebel group that claimed to have captured the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, …
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia
The Democratic Republic of the Congo[b] (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, the country is the second …
DR Congo: What you need to know about the conflict
Jan 28, 2025 · Many Hutu then fled across the border to the DR Congo. Kagame has called for the need to neutralize the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), a Hutu …
What to know about the fighting in DR Congo : NPR
4 days ago · Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's …
DR Congo crisis: A public health ‘nightmare’ is unfolding, warns …
6 days ago · As UN agencies reported “relative calm” on Wednesday in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), humanitarians warned that the chaos …
Life in Goma After a Rebel Takeover - The New York Times
3 days ago · A commander of the 231st infantry battalion of the Congolese Army — known by its French acronym, F.A.R.D.C. — climbed down from the cabin of one of the trucks, where his …
Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are …
Jan 26, 2025 · M23, which refers to the March 23, 2009, accord that ended a previous Tutsi-led revolt in eastern Congo, is the latest group of ethnic Tutsi-led insurgents to take up arms …
DR Congo crisis: A public health ‘nightmare’ is unfolding, warns …
6 days ago · 29 January 2025 — As UN agencies reported “relative calm” on Wednesday in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), humanitarians warned that …
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Encyclopedia Britannica
Jan 29, 2025 · Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), country located in central Africa. Officially known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the country has a 25-mile (40-km) …
A guide to the decades-long conflict in DR Congo - Al Jazeera
Feb 21, 2024 · The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is once again in the global spotlight after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claimed control of the eastern city of Goma …