Escalating attacks have struck hospitals and other civilian infrastructure in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during the ...

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Rwanda accuses DRC of enlisting Hutu fighters responsible for the 1994 genocide of minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus. M23 says it’s fighting to protect Tutsis and Congolese of Rwandan origin ...

Rwandan-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Congo River Alliance, a group of rebel outfits including M23, said in a statement its ...

It says it is defending itself against the threat from a Hutu militia, which it says is fighting with the Congolese military. "The entrance of M23 and the Rwandan Defence Force into Bukavu ...

Rwanda's government has framed the conflict as the defence of ethnic Tutsis in eastern DRC from ethnic Hutu forces linked to the genocide in Rwanda three decades ago. Around 800,000 Tutsis ...

Consequently, King Kigeli V fled, and a Hutu regime came to power. Further solidifying the group’s grip on power were the elections of 1960 conducted by Belgian officials, in which Hutus emerged ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- There are 12 animal symbols that represent the Chinese zodiac. The signs rotate every year--from year of the rooster to year of the dog, for example--and it's believed that ...

We will look deeper into the mineral extraction and the beneficiaries of this illicit trade. While the Tutsi and Hutu ethic rivalry seem to be the geneses of the great lakes conflict, there are more ...