3 days ago · Learn about sources of continued violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and how the United Nations, African Union, and neighboring countries are struggling to curtail it.

The ICC initiates public cases against six rebel leaders operating in eastern Congo, including two members of the largest Rwandan Hutu militia, for alleged crimes including the recruitment of ...

Dec 6, 2012 · Rwandan-backed rebels recently withdrew from the eastern Congolese city of Goma, but a comprehensive peace deal with the government remains elusive, says expert Jason Stearns.

Nov 6, 2013 · Eastern Congo has become notorious for the wholesale looting of its vast natural resources and the widespread use of rape for political ends.

Jul 9, 2024 · In early 2023, CPC rebels launched a new wave of attacks with improved weaponry against the government, raising fears of a return to intense fighting. Meanwhile, some progress has been made in ...

Nov 8, 2022 · The resurgence of the M23 rebel group in Eastern Congo increases suffering for civilians and heightens international tensions.

Nov 20, 2012 · Since I blogged yesterday about the fighting around the city of Goma between the army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) supported by UN forces and the M23 rebels, the situation has ...

Apr 26, 2022 · The East African Community (EAC) wasted no time in wading into the complex and murky security issues bedeviling its newest member, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

On December 8, 2024, the Bashar al-Assad regime fell following a ten-day offensive carried out by rebel forces, beginning with the rebels’ seizure of Aleppo on November 30. The armed coalition ...

Apr 4, 2016 · Last month, the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba of crimes against humanity and war crimes perpetrated by his rebel group, the ...