The soft singing of workers rings out at daybreak in the Congolese village of Romee, whose wooded haven is threatened by a scramble for forest land that has sparked deadly violence ....
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s army said Tuesday that it killed a senior member of the M23 rebel group during military operations in the eastern part of the country ... The M23 has been at the center of the conflict in eastern Congo.
A pro-government militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo claimed Monday to have killed around 50 members of the M23 rebel coalition and captured several during recent intense clashes.
Despite a ceasefire between Congo and M23 rebels proposed by Angolan PresidentJoao Lourenco earlier this month, effective Feb. 18, new clashes intensified in recent days in eastern Congo, displacing thousands of people from their homes.