DRC: 'This is our war, not some distant, irrational outbreak of violence in Africa'
OP-ED. American researcher Jason K. Stearns condemns inaction on the part of Western countries in the face of the offensive ...
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Behind Names Like AFDL or M23 Lies the Rwandan Intervention in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo
"Sometimes you have the feeling that the poor are hopelessly lost," reports a Church source from Bukavu, the capital of the Congolese province of South Kivu, which was taken by the M23 troops ...
Congo Is Bleeding. Where Is the Outrage?
Congo has been plagued by war for nearly three decades. Millions of people have been displaced, and rape has consistently ...
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Indigenous people cut down trees as solar energy remains inaccessible and costly in DRC
When night falls in the Batwa village of Lukwangulo, only the local chief’s house is illuminated. In this village in the ...
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Uganda Army Currently Controls Bunia Despite Gen. Muhoozi Threats to Attack
Reliable information reaching Taarifa Congo Desk Indicates that Uganda People’s Defence Forces are currently in charge of ...
Rebels seen in center of key DR Congo city after claiming takeover
Rebel forces have been seen in the center of Bukavu, the second largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ...
M23 rebels are marching across eastern DRC: the interests driving players in the conflict
M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised ...
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Surrealist masterpieces showcased at Fondation Beyeler in Basel
The Fondation Beyeler presents the world premiere of a selection of Surrealist works from the Hersaint Collection.
Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are M23 rebels fighting?
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...
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Soundtrack to a Complicit Silence
Soundtrack to a Coup d’État is a phenomenal film—brilliantly crafted. Johan Grimonprez unearths truths about the overthrow of ...
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Humanitarian and health-care crises in eastern DR Congo
An offensive by M23 fighters is disrupting health services and displacing people in a region already beset by health ...
Human Rights Watch8d
African Union Needs to Act Now on Eastern DR Congo
As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is mounting on the African ...