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 ...

The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo met with leaders of the rebel group M23 on Friday in Goma, in her first visit to the eastern city since its capture by the insurgents.

The conflict’s most threatening possibility is the further regionalization and expansion of fighting in eastern Congo. While the situation is already lethal, full-scale wars in the Great Lakes region ...

In a remarkable collaboration between the Congolese government and M23 rebels, tens of thousands of secondary school students in eastern Congo are taking state exams. Despite ongoing conflict and ...

Leaked reports, satellite images and interviews reveal the extent of Rwanda's shadow war in the Congo, as the U.S. tries to strike a deal for peace and access to the region's minerals.

NBC News exclusively obtained 3 years of classified intelligence reports, surveillance footage and leaked military documents revealing the extent of Rwanda’s secret war.June 6, 2025 ...