This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled. By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar ...
Rwanda-backed rebels advance and Congolese forces retreat from eastern Congo’s second largest city
GOMA, Congo — Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape the looming advance of Rwanda-backed rebels.
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 ...
Rebel forces have been seen in the center of Bukavu, the second largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on Sunday, residents told CNN, as the fighters push to expand their ...
UN agency says children as young as 12 are also being enlisted or coerced to join the fighting by armed groups. Analysts weigh in on Rwanda’s role in the conflict in DRC, whether minerals are a ...
The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...
By Panduka Karunanayake Professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine and former Director, Staff Development Centre, University of Colombo (The 34th J.E. Jayasuriya Memorial Lecture14 February 2025 ...
CROWN POINT — The Lake County Sheriff's Department is reminding Region residents its officers never will call their phones demanding payment for arrest warrants or anything similar. Sheriff ...
Since the JVP/NPP’s arbitrary decision to curtail former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s security and have him relocated to less expensive accommodation is now being legally challenged through an FR ...
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