Virtually all banks are closed. Currency shortages abound. Staples prices have jumped. Now residents are finding themselves subject to new taxes imposed by the insurgents, who need money to finance ...

Since April 2024, the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group has maintained control over Rubaya’s lucrative coltan mining sites.

Amnesty documented several cases of enforced disappearance. Relatives looked for their loved ones at detention sites in Goma ...

Amnesty International accused the M23 rebels in eastern Congo of committing war crimes, including killings, torture, and ...

Congo’s senate has overwhelmingly voted to lift former President Joseph Kabila of his immunity. That paves the way for his prosecution over his alleged support of a rebel insurgency in ...

But while there was hope that the lengthy process of bringing SA troops home would be sped up, soldiers are still stuck in the region. According to City Press, promised transport for the soldiers has ...