The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

The UN’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a key city and some 3,000 ...

Members of M23 rebel patrol on the street of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (Brian Inganga/AP) The UN’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in the ...

Almost 3,000 people have been killed in fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN has said. Vivian van de Perre, a senior UN official based in the city of Goma, said the ...

Why have UN peacekeepers been in DR Congo for 65 years? Established by Security Council resolution 1279 (1999) of 30 November 1999. In accordance with Security Council resolution 1925 (2010), MONUC ...

The tomb was completed in 330 days and was one of two pyramid-shaped tombs in the city of Rome. Construction was regulated by sumptuary laws, which limit extreme displays of wealth. The 37-metre ...

The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast ... Transparency International; Freedom House; World Bank; Central Intelligence Agency; Property Rights Alliance.

Egypt’s “bent” pyramid built for the Pharaoh Sneferu is a remarkable structure as well as being an archaeological wonder. This bent shape is said to be an example of the architectural ...

Their fighters continue to claim more territory... GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — On Monday, M23 rebels backed by Rwandan troops entered the city of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of ...