Feb 4, 2025 · 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 8, 2022 · The resurgence of the M23 rebel group in Eastern Congo increases suffering for civilians and heightens international tensions.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Feb 15, 2007 · Newer DDR programs in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, and the Democratic Republic of Congo have disarmed hundreds of thousands of combatants, but experts say these programs remain poorly funded, and a ...

Dec 12, 2023 · However, the government has argued that UN troops have been reluctant to confront rebel groups, and civilians have protested what they describe as a lack of adequate protection and widespread ...

Jan 12, 2024 · Since mid-November 2023, the Yemen-based, Iran-backed Houthi rebel group has attacked dozens of commercial ships in the Red Sea, with no signs of slowing down.