A coalition of Congolese army-backed militias known as the "Wazalendo" have recently committed widespread abuses against civilians in South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human ...

If realized, the system would mark the first time that the U.S. would put weapons in space, which could be fired to destroy an incoming missile during flight.

Political instability and conflicts in the Great Lakes, the Horn of Africa, Sudan, and South Sudan have led to massive ...

IT IS 200 miles from where I am in Cairo to the Rafah border crossing into Gaza. Parked in the arid sands in the northern ...

“Since the M23 captured Bukavu, it’s worsened,” he ... The Congolese army has nonetheless continued to provide weapons, ammunition, and financial support to the Wazalendo.

When Belgian Congo gained independence in 1960 ... Lumumba asked the Soviet Union for support to free his country. The Soviet Union sent weapons and 1,000 “technical advisors”. This seems to have ...

In the middle of a trade war, Congo is trying to woo Trump’s White House without risking critical investment from Beijing.

The U.S. is pushing for a deal aimed at stabilizing eastern Congo while securing access to the region’s minerals. Washington ...

A Congolese former prime minister was convicted of embezzling millions from a huge failed agriculture venture, in one of the highest-profile corruption cases brought under President Felix Tshisekedi ...