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For DRC to survive, the tribe must die

With the M23 rebels now firmly in control of Goma, the provincial capital of the North Kivu Province, and now poised to take Bukavu Province, the capital of the South Kivu, the intentions of the rebel ...
Mongabay

DRC conflict so far ‘devastating’ to Indigenous lands & people: Interview with Samuel Ade Ndasi

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Many Indigenous groups have been forced to flee from armed groups that have invaded their territories and are carrying out extractive activities in ...
Mongabay

Park guardians or destroyers? Study dissects 2 narratives of DRC’s Indigenous Batwa

A recent study looks at two polarized characterizations of Indigenous people in Kahuzi-Biega National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo: forest guardians vs. forest destroyers. The two ...
CNN

Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part

A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a little over a week after it took control of the region’s largest ...
csis.org

Critical Minerals, Fragile Peace: The DRC-Rwanda Deal and the Cost of Ignoring Root Causes

Note: This commentary was updated on June 27, 2025, to reflect reports of changes in the postures and demands of both parties before finalizing the draft agreement. On Friday, June 27, in Washington, ...
The Conversation

DRC: fighting with rebels in the country’s east has intensified, sparking fears of a wider war

Security forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been battling the M23 rebel group in the east of the country since 2012. However, there has been a major upsurge in fighting so far ...