The largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo ... state. It is also a worrying sign that M23’s patron, Rwanda, may be willing to use its strength to redraw the map of the ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels captured ... Rwandan President Paul Kagame said on X that he spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on “the need to ensure a ceasefire and ...

It started with a most deceptive name, the Congo Free State, the name for what was a personal real estate fiefdom for Belgium’s king Leopold who retained mercenary explorers in the 19th Century ...

Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness Conrad’s 1899 novella was a searing critique of European colonialism, but especially the form practiced in the misnamed Congo Free State. King Leopold II of Belgium ...

In Central Africa lies a country, almost a subcontinent, roughly the size of all of Western Europe—one of the richest countries in terms of resources, yet one of the poorest in terms of resource gain ...

31 (UPI) --The Democratic Republic of Congo's foreign ... "slaughter and robbery" in state-run media. World News // 22 hours ago Israeli PM Netanyahu warns Hamas to free all hostages by Saturday ...

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which was attended by eight heads of state, including Rwanda’s Paul Kagame. Congo’s Felix Tshisekedi joined via video link. Kinshasa has repeatedly refused to talk directly to the M23 ...

The map below, using USAID data released by U.S. Office of Foreign Assistance, shows the countries where USAID spent most ...