In a secure darkened room, Marie, a 36-year-old mother of six, whispers and struggles to make eye contact. A shoe trader, she regularly travels by bus to sell her wares in remote parts of the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Last year, her bus broke down on the often impassable forest road to the town of Walikale. Her bags were …
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Hundreds of Congo Rebels Surrender in Uganda
Rebel group ends fight against Congo government
Congo Rebel Group Quits Fighting
Government declares victory
U.N. Peacekeeper Killed in Battle Against Rebels in DRC
A U.N. peacekeeper from Tanzania was killed and three others wounded on Wednesday in fighting against M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Reuters reports.
The U.N. peacekeeping mission – known by its French initials, Monusco – is fighting alongside government forces in the central African nation. Al …
How Congo’s Guerrillas Are Hurting Congo’s Gorillas
As fighting continues in the eastern Congo, some of the world’s few remaining mountain gorillas are caught in the crossfire
The Tangled Tale of the Terminator: Why a Warlord Turned Himself In
Bosco Ntaganda was one of the most feared men in Africa—until he feared for his own safety and ended up in the U.S. embassy in Rwanda
Congo’s ‘Mamas’ and Their Campaign Against Wartime Rape
Amid the rebel violence in eastern Congo, a group of women have organized to report on a pandemic of sexual violence and to help the victims
Congo’s Crisis: Rebels Launch Offensive in Country’s East
In the war-torn, mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo, rebels belonging to an armed group known as the M23 have launched a devastating offensive against the government of President Joseph Kabila, capturing the main …
Congo’s Eastern Rebels Seize Goma: Will Rwanda Then Take Over?
When I spent a few days with the M23 rebels of eastern Congo in August, they were clear that their April mutiny against the Congolese army and seizure of territory along the Rwandan and Ugandan borders was essentially a form of …
Behind the Story: TIME’s Alex Perry Discusses Rwandan President Paul Kagame
TIME’s Africa bureau chief, Alex Perry, talks about how he reported and wrote this week’s magazine story on controversial Rwandan President Paul Kagame
Congo Unrest: Clashes with Rebels Spark Refugee Exodus
More than 200,000 civilians have had to flee their homes and several hundred fighters have been killed in recent clashes between rebels and Congolese government forces. Reports of support for rebel fighters from neighboring …
Is Rwanda Backing Rebels Led by a War Criminal in Congo?
A U.N. report accuses Rwanda of recruiting and arming rebels in Congo led by a commander who’s been indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, casting a shadow over President Paul Kagame’s sterling reputation in the West