Congo (DRC)
Fifty years since the murder of Patrice Lumumba
By Tom Eley, January 22, 2011
The brutal murder of the leader of the Congolese anti-colonial struggle, Patrice Lumumba, remains among the most revealing crimes committed by US imperialism.
Train derails in Republic of the Congo, killing at least 60
By Scott Martin, June 23, 2010
A train derailment late Monday night in the Republic of the Congo killed at least 60 people and injured 450, highlighting the problems caused by chronic underfunding and poor maintenance of the railways.
UN denies complicity in Congo human rights abuses after leaked report
By Brian Smith, December 1, 2009
The United Nations has denied complicity in human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo after its own report was leaked to the press.
Renewed war in Congo as conflict over minerals spirals
By Ann Talbot, November 6, 2008
An estimated quarter of a million people have been driven from their homes amid renewed fighting in Congo’s northeastern Kivu provinces as rivalries between the major powers and their local proxies have escalated in this mineral-rich area.
Congo peace talks revived after Kabila's assassination
By Chris Talbot, February 23, 2001
Following the assassination of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Laurent Kabila last month, his son Joseph has been at the centre of Western-inspired peace initiatives.
The Congo: Unanswered questions surround Kabila's assassination
By Chris Talbot, January 25, 2001
Thirty days of official mourning began in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following the burial on Wednesday of the country's assassinated president, Laurent Kabila. The presidency was assumed almost immediately by his son Joseph, previously head of the armed forces, in what the ruling clique in Kinsh
WSWS correspondence on the Congo
July 28, 2000
The World Socialist Web Site received the following letter in response to articles on the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). See: http://www.wsws.org/sections/category/news/af-congo.shtml
Congo peace deal reveals continuing instability
By Chris Talbot, August 31, 1999
All the participants in the Congo war, including six outside countries, the present embattled Kabila regime of the Democratic Republic of Congo and three rebel factions, finally agreed to the cease-fire agreement laid down in the Lusaka, Zambia accord of July 10. The six countries involved are Uganda, Rwand
Congo War Drags On—Uganda and Chad pull out
By Chris Talbot, May 14, 1999
After nine months of a war that has engulfed much of central Africa and directly involved at least eight surrounding countries, two of the main participants fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC, formerly Zaire) have pulled out. Uganda, which was backing the rebels, and Chad, which came to t
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