Reuters10d
Congo rebels dismiss ceasefire calls, capture strategic town
Rebels take strategic town of Walikale Rebel leader says only direct talks with Congo can end conflict Congo and Rwanda leaders called for ceasefire on Tuesday GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Reuters10d
Congo rebel leader brushes off ceasefire call, vowing to fight on
Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame met in Doha on Tuesday for the first time since the latest M23 advance that has seen the rebels ...
The New York Times28d
Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight a Far Smaller Militia
The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse. Congolese soldiers near the city of Goma ...
ABC News10d
Rwanda-backed rebels enter mineral-rich town in Congo, defying ceasefire calls
GOMA, Congo -- Rwanda-backed M23 rebels entered the strategic town of Walikale in eastern Congo late Wednesday, according to residents and civil society leaders, a day after the Congolese and ...
Foreign Affairs27d
How Far Will Rwanda Go in Congo?
Since January, however, the rapid conquest and occupation of a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwanda and the M23 rebel group it supports has raised concerns that the principle may ...
dw27d
DR Congo: Another mystery disease outbreak
Health authorities are conducting tests in regions of DR Congo affected by a mystery disease that has killed 60 people. https://p.dw.com/p/4rC2q Plasmodium falciparum ...
CBS News29d
WHO offers possible explanation for Congo mystery disease deaths after reporting spread of suspected cases
The World Health Organization's head of emergencies, Mike Ryan, said Friday that more than 60 unexplained deaths in the northern Democratic Republic of Congo were likely due to "some kind of ...
BBC28d
DR Congo accuses Rwanda of faking genocide suspects video
The army of the Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of dressing up prisoners in military uniforms in an effort to pass them off as newly-captured rebels linked to the Rwandan genocide.
CBS News22d
Mystery disease in Congo may be from poisoned water source, WHO says. Here's what to know.
A mystery illness that has caused dozens of deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo appears to from a "poisoning of a water source," according to the World Health Organization. The WHO's head ...
ABC News20d
A boat capsizes in Congo and 25 are dead, many of them soccer players
Authorities say a boat has capsized in southwestern Congo and killed 25 people, many of them soccer players KINSHASA, Congo -- A boat has capsized in southwestern Congo and killed 25 people ...
Wall Street Journal9d
War-Torn Congo Has a Deal for Trump: Kick Out Rebels, Get Minerals
In a Feb. 8 letter to Trump, Félix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, offered mining opportunities for the U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund, an entity Trump had launched a few ...
Indiatimes27d
Deadly symptoms of mystery 'crying disease' in Congo that kills within hours, revealed: Complete list
A mysterious disease called 'crying disease' is sweeping through parts of Congo, killing over 50 people and infecting more than 400. Symptoms include fever, internal bleeding, and persistent ...