What’s the connection between roads and conflict in west Africa? This may seem like an odd question. But a study we conducted ...

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Since 1996, conflict in eastern DRC has led to approximately six million deaths. The First Congo War (1996–1997) began in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, during which ethnic Hutu ...

Congo has accused Rwanda of backing M23 rebels in its mineral-rich eastern region across the border with Rwanda.

The Rwandan-controlled M23 armed group has deported over 1,500 people from occupied eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to Rwanda in violation of the ...