Congo's Battle Against M23 Strains Public Finances, IMF Says (Reuters) - An escalation of fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has strained the Central African nation's public finances ...

It was a war that the U.N.’s O’Brien, presumably with the full approval of Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold, had started in an attempt to bring Tshombe back under the authority of the Congo ...

Two more solders have been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo after they fled battles in conflict-torn North Kivu province, a military court said on Friday.

DR Congo battles intensify, Western ... the raging conflict in the North Kivu province had displaced over 400,000 people this year and could spark a regional war. ... Map of territory controlled ...

An old Cold War Led by the warlord and accused war criminal Sultani Makenga, M23 has the support of Rwanda and its president Paul Kagame—his regime, in turn, is held up by the United Kingdom ...

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An escalation of fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has strained the Central African nation's public finances, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.

Twenty-five soldiers have been sentenced to death by a military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo for fleeing battles against M23 rebels and theft, their lawyer and an army spokesman ...