Drc War
latest news & developments
Angelina Jolie takes trip to DRC in bid to tackle sexual violence
Angelina Jolie has gone on a visit to the DRC in a bid to encourage world powers to do more to tackle rape and sexual assault in war zones.
DRC: M23 rebels impose new leaders and extra taxes on civilians
Officials in the east of the DRC have accused a rebel force of replacing traditional leaders and extorting heavy taxes from the people.
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.