United States-led efforts to end the current armed conflict in Africa’s Great Lakes region appear oblivious to one of the key ...

On the front lines of war in eastern Congo, a Monitor reporter struggled to make sense of the suffering she witnessed.

In early 2025, the March 23 Movement (M23) armed group seized control of Goma and then Bukavu, two major cities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). M23’s advance and control in ...

In a darkening world, here’s an unlikely glimmer of light: Last month, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda signed ...

The War in Vietnam pushed me out of academia, turned me into an anti-imperialist and cast a long shadow on my life. The March ...

A U.S. official says Congo and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a U.S.-led process that could end ...

South Sudan was East Africa’s biggest spender on military hardware in the region in 2024, despite being under an arms embargo ...

The bells of St. Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals have elected a new pope to succeed Pope Francis and take charge ...

The Trump administration has decided that the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is not immune from being sued.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and an alliance of militias led by the notorious M23 rebels announced a ceasefire on ...

Felix Tshisekedi of Congo had long said his country would not negotiate with the Rwanda-backed militia, making the joint agreement a rare bright spot in the conflict. By Ruth Maclean The ...

The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to have devastating ... using sexual violence as a tactic of war against civilians. Worsening conditions in the east ...