Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...

Critical minerals factor into the fight.

Public boats, with ample sleeping quarters, plied the Congo until the government of the DRC let them fall into disrepair. Now river traffic consists largely of barges (top) and pirogues (center).

Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo - 01, 2025 The leader of the March Movement (M23), Bertrand Bisimwa, and the leader of the Congo River Alliance (AFC-M23), Corneille Nangaa, participated on ...

Africa’s second-longest river is by some distance its deepest, with a depth of up to 220 metres. The Congo River runs through the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

the group known as the Congo River Alliance said in a statement. The alliance added that it had no intention of capturing Bukavu, South Kivu's provincial capital, after it seized Congo's largest ...

While the Nile is the longest and probably the most famous river in Africa, it is certainly not the deepest. This is because the Congo River is the deepest in the world, reaching depths of up to ...

In 2023, he joined the Congo River Alliance, a political-military coalition including 17 parties and rebel groups opposed to the government of Tshisekedi and became a top political figure.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, an environmental catastrophe is unfolding at a rapid pace. The Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site once home to some of Earth's ...

From left: Democracy (Wayne Lordan) City Of Troy (Ryan Moore) Edwardian (Dean Gallagher) Master Of The Hunt (Rachel Richardson) and Congo River (Brett Doyle) after the gallop Southwell 20.9.24 Pic ...

Rebel leader of rebel group of Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) including M23, Corneille Nangaa, addresses a news conference in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.