Rwandan-backed rebels have seized control of vast parts of eastern Congo and are now threatening to push westward into two neighboring provinces, ...

In a briefing to the U.N. Security Council on what she called “the alarming situation” in Congo, Bintou Keita pointed to the M23 rebels’ installation of an administration in South Kivu, and “a mining ...

M23 is one of about 100 armed groups that have been vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo near the border with Rwanda. The conflict has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian ...

M23 and its allies have vowed to march as far as Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, about 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) to the east, and moving into Tshopo and Maniema would be a first major step.

A year ago, we spoke with Jeremy Corbyn about Poetry for the Many, a poetry anthology that celebrated hope, resistance, and ...

Many tourists love learning about a new place, but some countries are currently dangerous and are on the US government's do-not-travel list.

Fifty-nine years ago today, a powerful earthquake shook Uganda’s Tooro region, sending tremors across Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Records indicate ...