World Oct 29 Congo wants UN peacekeepers to leave, but endless war complicates that The end of one of the world’s deadliest and yet most shadowy wars is as difficult to predict as the end of the large peacekeeping force meant to contain it.
Health Oct 05 Congo begins mpox vaccination rollout nearly two months after WHO declared global emergency The 265,000 doses donated to Congo by the European Union and the U.S. were rolled out in the eastern city of Goma in North Kivu province, where hospitals and health workers have been overstretched, struggling to contain the new and possibly more infectious…
World Oct 03 At least 78 dead after passenger boat capsizes on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo A boat has capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo, killing at least 50 people.
World Feb 07 Residents flee as they fear Congo rebel group will again seize key eastern city of Goma The M23 rebels claim they have no intention to seize Goma again but warn that attacks targeting its forces "will be dealt with at their source."…
World Dec 20 Congo presidential election goes on despite conflict and logistical challenges Some 44 million people — almost half the population — were expected to vote, but many, including several million displaced by conflict in the vast country's east, could struggle to cast ballots. The fighting prevented 1.5 million people from registering…