At a recent summit in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, leaders of eight African states released a statement calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The ...

For countries like India, the stakes are enormous. To participate in the post-hydrocarbon global economy, the country needs ...

An insurgency led by M23 rebels in eastern Congo has escalated and reached the city of Goma, worsening a humanitarian crisis ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

Slavery lasted for approximately 246 years from 1619 to 1865. In addition to that, there were 12 years of R econstruction and 91 years of J im Crowism (legalized discrimination). It is estimated that ...

History is repeating itself ... Concessionary companies made enormous profits in the Congo Free State between 1885 and 1908. The entire country stood under the private ownership of King Leopold ...

Rwanda has economic as well as security interests. Kigali denies UN evidence that it smuggles vast amounts of gold and other ...

Fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo's military and Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 has intensified in recent days, prompting the United Nations to issue a warning.

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries hired by the Democratic Republic of Congo government to counter a swift offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in the east ...

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