Leaders hold non-stop talks to end raging DRC clashes
18 hours ago · The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has intensified, sparking widespread human rights violations, including civilian deaths and a growing refugee crisis, as the M23 rebel group continues its assault on the city of Goma and surrounding areas. ... Tanzania and Kenya, as well as from the United Nations and the DRC’s ...
Why is the Democratic Republic of Congo wracked by conflict?
Oct 29, 2024 · Why is the Democratic Republic of Congo wracked by conflict? The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) crisis stems from a series of post-colonial battles from power, which began after the country gained independence from Belgium in 1960.
Potential Ebola outbreak reported in DRC at a time of strained U.S.
2 days ago · Health workers, seen here in 2019, tend to to a patient with Ebola in Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo. Jerome Delay/AP. By Helen Branswell. ... in Tanzania, which shares a border with eastern DRC.
Congo’s president says country won’t be humiliated after ... - CNN
9 hours ago · Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel alliance that has besieged swaths of the nation’s mineral-rich east ...
DR Congo: What you need to know about the conflict
3 days ago · Surging violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has ignited fears of large-scale instability in one of Africa's most conflict-ridden countries.. On January 27, the M23 rebel group, backed ...
DR Congo: What is happening in Goma and why are M23 rebels …
4 days ago · Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what appears to be an attempt to expand their area of control in the country's ...
DR Congo conflict: What is the fighting in Goma about? - BBC
2 days ago · The mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been dogged by conflict for more than 30 years, since the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Numerous armed groups have competed with the central ...
DR Congo crisis: ‘The violence must end now’, UN Security Council …
2 days ago · The Security Council met for the second time in three days on Tuesday over the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with UN agencies and partners on the ground reporting chaos in the streets of the regional capital Goma amid rising death and displacement as the M23 armed group takes over towns and villages.
Democratic Republic of the Congo vs. Tanzania - IndexMundi
Despite a wealth of fertile soil, hydroelectric power potential, and mineral resources, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) struggles with many socioeconomic problems, including high infant and maternal mortality rates, malnutrition, poor vaccination coverage, lack of access to improved water sources and sanitation, and frequent and early...
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia
The Democratic Republic of the Congo[b] (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, the country is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world.