THE Alliance Fleuve Congo/M23 rebel movement controlling territory in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says a political solution is the best option to resolve the country’s multi-faceted ...

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a law in January 2025 to lead efforts to establish the largest ...

Some pseudonyms are used to protect the identities of interviewees. “I saw a lot of suffering.” The old man, Lokwi, gestures ...

Ntaganda "was one of the most important commanders" involved in the savage ethnic attacks carried out by the FPLC, ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said at the opening of the trial in September ...

Pygmies from the ethnic Twa group have been seeking recognition of equal rights with other citizens in the vast, unstable Democratic Republic of Congo, but they regularly come into conflict with ...

New mediation must confront the root causes of conflict and include voices long excluded from elite-driven peace talks.

As the commission develops its proposal for accommodating two newly created council seats, zoom in on the maps and drill into the data yourself in the visualizations below. Currently represented ...

The UN’s rights chief on Friday denounced Israel’s sharp escalation of attacks in the Gaza Strip in recent days as it readied to launch a major new offensive in the enclave. “This latest ...

AP style will continue to lowercase the term white in racial, ethnic and cultural senses. This decision follows our move last month to capitalize Black in such uses. We consulted with a wide group of ...

05/17/2025 May 17, 2025 As Israel continues its airstrikes on Gaza, the UN human rights office has accused Israel of "ethnic cleansing" in Gaza, highlighting the apparent push to displace the ...

and the denial of humanitarian assistance underline that there appears to be a push for a permanent demographic shift in Gaza that is in defiance of international law and is tantamount to ethnic ...