Rebels warn of fresh clashes in DRC

The leader of Rwandan Hutu rebels on Wednesday predicted that intense fighting would erupt within days in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

DRC's murky mining trade feels pinch of global pressures

Rich Congolese mineral deposits are both the bounty and the curse of the war-torn nation, the seeds of recovery and the drivers of the bloody conflict

Fresh clashes as US envoy meets rebel head in DRC

Rebels clashed on Friday with a pro-government militia in eastern DRC as a United Nations envoy held talks with guerrilla chief Laurent Nkunda.

Landmark DRC talks kick off in Kenya

Rebels opened peace negotiations with a government delegation on Monday in their first direct talks on ending the conflict in eastern DRC.

DRC: Warring parties must find long-term political solution

Michel became a child soldier after he left his house in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to get some milk and never returned.

The luck of your birth

A celebrity photographer turns his lens on survivors of the eastern Congo conflict, now living in refugee camps.

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