Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo's 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels enter Bukavu, escalating conflict and causing displacement in eastern Congo amid ceasefire ...
From Congo to CT, a crisis —and hope
The United Nations estimates that among the DRC’s population of 118 million, nearly one in five —21.2 million individuals— ...
Al Jazeera on MSN10d
Food prices skyrocket in DR Congo’s Goma after M23 takeover
NGO ActionAid and locals say cost of some items has risen between 18% and 160% as conflict blocks aid and supplies.
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...
UNICEF accuses armed men in eastern Congo of raping scores of children
The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of ...
The Lancet1d
Humanitarian and health-care crises in eastern DR Congo
An offensive by M23 fighters is disrupting health services and displacing people in a region already beset by health ...
USAID employees detail harrowing exits from DR Congo amid violence as Trump administration dismantles agency
US Agency for International Development employees this week recounted the panic they experienced in the days after they were ...
A family fleeing violence in eastern Congo sees little hope as rebels grab more land
(AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) Zawadi Sifa who has been fleeing fighting from camp to camp, shares food with her seven children in ...
Al Jazeera English11d
Food prices skyrocket in DR Congo’s Goma after M23 takeover
The cost of some essential food items has more than doubled in Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that was captured by M23 rebels last week, according to locals ...
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'We fled that war from Congo': Iskashitaa works to integrate refugees into the Southern Arizona community
The Iskashitaa Refugee Network creates opportunities to integrate refugees from the United Nations into the Southern Arizona ...
The New York Times14d
Life After a Rebel Takeover
Goma’s residents are beginning to emerge from their hiding places, desperately searching for water and food. And the Congolese ... the Democratic Republic of Congo, along with two major ...