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Fighting for control of the Democratic Republic of Congo's mineral wealth has killed millions. Trump wants to end it, and ...

President Trump announced a peace treaty brokered between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, ending a ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed rebels have overrun ... and the State Department is advising Americans to shelter in place and leave the DRC when and if they can.

Violence and brutal human rights abuses increased in the Democratic Republic of Congo throughout 2009. Two military campaigns by the Congolese army, in the east and north, resulted in a dramatic ...

Oxfam staff set up a water bladder to store clean water at a location hosting people displaced by conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Drissa Fadiga/ Oxfam Humanitarian organizations ...

Democratic Republic of Congo, September 2, 2024. In December 2023, President Félix Tshisekedi was elected for a second term amid a deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situation.