But, he added, he thinks they'll remain in peace. The agreement allows for U.S. access to the DRC's deposits of minerals, such as gold, copper and lithium.

UNICEF DRC’s acting Representative Jean-François Basse plays with a baby girl at the UNICEF-supported crèche near the mpox treatment center in Lwiro, South Kivu province, DRC, on Jan. 17, 2025.

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned an armed group in Rwanda involved in illegal mining ...

Then, he says, a new government is needed in the DRC that can get control of the area and ensure the safety of civilians as they go about their daily lives. Joyeux Mushekuru, who runs the PHR's ...

Eastern DRC has been in the throes of low-level conflict since then. More than six million people have been killed, and millions have been displaced. At least 100 armed groups taking advantage of ...

Conflict in DRC has created one of the world's largest humanitarian crises, with nearly 7 million people, including at least 3.5 million children, displaced and more than 26 million people – or one in ...

Esther Elonga M.D. Ph.D. ’26, a Congolese student who has interacted with medical providers in the DRC, underscored the country’s lack of trained physicians and medical infrastructure.

If the right incentives are applied, Rwanda and the DRC have the chance to cement a mutually beneficial relationship.

What is happening in the DRC? The DRC is facing one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises. Decades of conflict have fueled widespread violence, mass displacement and extreme human suffering.

The term Genocost refers to economically motivated massacres linked to the illegal exploitation of the DRC’s natural resources, particularly in the eastern provinces.