The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has experienced violent conflict since the start of the First Congo War in 1996–97. The Second Congo War (1998–2003) was the deadliest conflict since World ...

In 1998, the Second Congo War broke out following the deterioration of relations between Kigali and Kinshasa. To diminish the impression that Rwanda held undue influence over the Congolese ...

When Mobutu fled Kinshasa, the Kabila-Kagame coalition won the First Congo War in 1997. Kabila was installed as president of Zaire and changed the country’s name back to The Democratic Republic of ...

Over the years, North Kivu province where Goma is located has been at the heart of military fighting in Congo, including the First Congo War and the Second Congo War. In both wars, one name has rung ...

Consider Gaza: Thousands of Israelis and Gazans died in the war that erupted after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. That attack occurred with the foreknowledge of many United Nations Relief ...

ramping up the risk of a return to full-blown regional war. Burundi has had soldiers in eastern Congo for years, initially to hunt down Burundian rebels there but, more recently, supporting ...

Aaron Glenn is getting a second look from the Jets for their head coaching vacancy, this one in person. Glenn, who was drafted 12th overall by the Jets in 1994 and is the Lions defensive ...

Eastern Congo in recent decades has been the setting for a conflict that has caused the highest death toll since World War II. Its last major regional upheaval broke out in 1998 as Congo's then ...

It won’t be long until the second round happens. Defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is set for a second interview with the New York Jets Tuesday and if all goes well, which is likely will, Glenn will ...

He warned that the “war will take a regional dimension.” With Rwanda and Congo each “drawing a line in the sand,” diplomacy faces a great challenge, said Mutiga with the International ...

Prominent human rights group Amnesty International accused Congo’s army and a rebel group of bombing densely populated areas in attacks that “likely constitute war crimes.” Both the Congolese armed ...