A deadly insurgency is sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country three times the size of Texas that is estimated to hold trillions of dollars worth of minerals essential to smartphones, ...
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.
But is the conflict in eastern Congo a dangerous drama waiting for a spark that will rekindle the ethnic divisions of the past that eventually led to the gruesome death of millions of people?
GOMA: The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said Saturday (Feb 1), as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting co ...