M23 rebels have controlled Goma, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Violence overshadows everyday ...

The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo met with leaders of the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 on Friday in Goma, in her first visit to the eastern city of Goma since its capture by the ...

The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast natural resource wealth - continues to perform poorly. Systemic corruption since independence in 1960, combined ...

Tariffs aren’t the only thing restricting global free trade right now: The Democratic Republic of the Congo, which mines ... but also the top copper producer, Chile. “They are seizing this ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — On Monday, M23 rebels backed by Rwandan troops entered the city of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. They have now taken control of the city ...

Show more Show less 1 Armed men drive through a street in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan. 28, 2025. Gunshots rang out through parts of the besieged city of Goma as Congolese soldiers ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is getting worse.

Last week authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo imposed a 90-day ban on any media coverage of former President ...

The United States is pressing for swift progress in peace negotiations between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the worst conflict-affected countries to be a child. Today, the number of people in the DRC facing extreme hunger is among the highest in the world.