Since 1996, conflict in eastern DRC has led to approximately six million deaths. The First Congo War (1996–1997) began in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, during which ethnic Hutu ...

The agreement between the neighboring countries mandates Rwandan disengagement of armed forces, disarmament and the return of ...

What you need to know: The suspension, a response to escalating insurgency threats in the DRC, is having a devastating impact on businesses that rely heavily on cross-border trade Thank you for ...

A U.S.-Qatar-mediated peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda was expected to bring an end to a decades-long cross-border conflict in central Africa when it goes into ...

Some of the trucks stranded at Katuna border post on March 10, 2025. Leaders from districts bordering the DRC in Kigezi Sub-region express concerns over an impending economic crisis.

DRC's government has called the takeover a "declaration of war" by neighboring Rwanda. Goma, a regional hub of over 2 million people, is on the DRC's border with Rwanda.

D eadly floods currently being experienced in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are becoming ever-more likely as the world’s climate warms, new research has found.. Recent days have seen ...

On August 10, at least 18 were killed near the city of Beni, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) near the border with Uganda.

What we do—and don’t—know about the mysterious illness in the DRC The unidentified ailment has sickened 1,300 people and led to more than 50 deaths. Regardless of the cause, experts say ...

Current initiatives to bring peace in eastern DRC have been ineffective as they are routinely violated. ... Rwanda lies to the east of the DRC. The two nations share a border of about 217 kilometres.

The current round of conflict – or the Third Congo War – started in 2022 after the Rwandan forces entered into DRC to provide military support to the March 23 Movement, M23, rebel group.

The current crisis in DRC had its roots in the Rwandan Civil War, which ended in 1994 with the victory of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), a Tutsi-led army founded by Rwandan exiles in Uganda ...