M23 now controls nearly all of North Kivu and the province’s vast mineral wealth—including tin (cassiterite), tantalum ...

Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...

Rwandan backed rebels have entered the city of Goma, a key city in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. Could the ...

The life expectancy among Native Americans in the western United States has dropped below 64 years, close to life expectancies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti. For many Asian ...

with 60% out of its 100 million residents living below the poverty line. Instead, fighting over natural resources has destabilized the country. What’s the role of neighboring Rwanda? Congo, the ...

The fight against urban gangs must go hand in hand with efforts to combat poverty, unemployment and social exclusion, which are often contributing factors to crime,” he said. Congo abolished the ...

At the heart of the territory grab by Government-backed M23 militia in the Congo is Rwanda's desire to increase exports of ...

Congo has struggled to stop unlicensed companies ... that are mostly Chinese-owned and our people remain in extreme poverty, the roads are very dilapidated, we have difficulty accessing drinking ...

KINSHASA, Congo — Some 102 men were executed by the ... The fight against urban gangs must go hand in hand with efforts to combat poverty, unemployment and social exclusion, which are often ...