Aug 23 Watch News Wrap: Roadside Bombs Kill 5 NATO Soldiers in Afghanistan In other news Monday, attacks across Afghanistan killed five NATO soldiers, two of whom were Americans. In attacks on Sunday, four U.S. soldiers were killed. Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch News Wrap: Obama Warns Insurers Against Profiteering Over Reform In other news Tuesday, President Barack Obama told health insurance companies not to use the health care overhaul as an opportunity to raise rates, and the administration unveiled a new plan to combat homelessness. Continue watching
Aug 11 Clinton Visits Refugees in Democratic Republic of Congo By Larisa Epatko Secretary of State Hillary Clinton toured a refugee camp Tuesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo's restive eastern region, and said more must be done to protect civilians from the violence, particularly sexual crimes. Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch Congo’s Civil War Is Rich Seam for Prize-Winning Playwright Playwright Lynn Nottage talks to Jeffrey Brown about her Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, "Ruined," set during Congo's civil war. Continue watching
Jun 15 Extended Interview: Lynn Nottage By Arts Desk It's set in a small bar in the Congo, but Lynn Nottage's recent Pulitzer Prize-winning play, 'Ruined,' tells an epic story about the ravages of war, especially its impact on women. Continue reading
Jan 26 Congolese Warlord on Trial for Using Child Soldiers By PBS News Hour Congolese former militia leader Thomas Lubanga pleaded not guilty to using child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo's 1998-2003 civil war, as the International Criminal Court's historic first trial opened Monday. Continue reading
Jan 23 Rwanda Arrests Congo Rebel Leader Nkunda By PBS News Hour Rwandan authorities arrested Congolese Tutsi rebel leader Laurent Nkunda during a joint anti-rebel operation that marked a new era of cooperation between the two African nations. Continue reading
Dec 29 Ugandan Rebels Kill Nearly 200 in Northeast Congo By PBS News Hour Facing a new military campaign aimed at ending their 20-year war, Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army rebels have launched a series of attacks that have killed nearly 200 people in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the U.N. reported Monday. Continue reading
Nov 10 African Countries Poised to Send Peacekeepers to Congo By PBS News Hour Countries of the South African Development Community said after a regional summit Sunday that they would send military advisers to help the Congolese government, and peacekeepers if necessary. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch Conflict Over Resources Sparks Renewed Crisis in Congo Militia violence in eastern Congo has left many civilians dead in its wake. A Hoover Institution fellow and independent journalist details the causes of the fighting, the combatants involved in this civil war and limits on U.N. troops' involvement. Continue watching