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A solar minigrid in a Goma neighborhood where almost everyone lacked access to electricity just five years ago is offering a ...

In eastern DRC, hopes for lasting peace remain fragile. The M23 rebel group, which controls key territory, responded ...

As many as 1,000 troops have deployed in Bunia, as well as to the Mahagi and Djugu territories in Ituri province without ...

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 ...

Benjamin Mbonimpa (R), the Congo River Alliance (AFC)’s permanent secretary and head of its delegation to the Doha talks, attends a press conference in Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, ...

The DRC government continues to accuse Rwanda of backing the rebels—a claim both Rwanda and the M23 strongly deny. The group claims its rebellion is aimed at fighting corruption, xenophobia, and ...

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DRC’s presidency said in a statement that government delegates were also returning to Doha. The latest report by a panel of UN experts said Rwanda has exercised command and control over M23 ...