Newly Appointed Rebel Authorities in Eastern Congo Bury Blast Victims BUKAVU (Reuters) - Twelve victims of a deadly blast at a rally last week in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were laid ...

Colombian President Aims to Reduce Drug Violence and Weaken Rebels by Paying Farmers to Switch Crops BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced a plan Monday to reduce ...

A February 2025 cover features a cartoon referencing the 1884 Berlin Conference ... unpacks the interests of the key players. The DRC The M23 rebel group entered the outskirts of Bukavu, a city of 1.3 ...

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, after fighting with the ...

GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday. Residents in Goma, which was once a critical trade and humanitarian hub, say they are struggling on ...

BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — Dozens of people were reportedly injured Thursday after two explosions hit a meeting of M23 rebel group leaders and residents in the captured city of Bukavu in eastern Congo.

Former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and police officers who allegedly surrendered to M23 rebels arrive in Goma, Congo, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025.

Last month, M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A new peace deal between Senegal and a separatist rebel group in the country’s southern region has been touted by the government as a key step in ending one of Africa’s ...

GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo claimed Friday to have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long advance, as the United Nations warned that the recent ...