Second Congo News Today

Analysis in English on Democratic Republic of the Congo about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding; published on 20 May 2024 by ACSS

Within weeks of the handover of bases by the departing United Nations peacekeeping mission to the Congolese government, the posts in South Kivu province

Filmmaker Michael Moore claimed that the organizers of anti-Israel protests across the country that he spoke to were "kind and generous."

In Kivu, DRC, conflict and instability has long made coffee farming dangerous and difficult. Nespresso, however, is investing in the region, aiming to revitalise the coffee sector there.

The local Jewish Federation of Ulster County would like to call out the Saugerties, Gardiner, Beacon, Kingston and other local governments on this one: No local municipality’s “Cease-fire in Gaza” resolution has any standing whatsoever regarding American foreign policy. And they certainly have zero standing, weight or credibility in Israel. Such local resolutions are narcissistic […]

The resource-rich country, now facing a major rebel attack, has been racked by conflict for more than 30 years.

Protests in Kinshasa are an indictment of the lack of attention to the Congolese crisis.

In this article, we will take a look at the 20 most deadliest wars of all time in the world. If you want to skip our discussion on the economic impact of wars, you can go directly to the 5 Most Deadliest Wars of All Time In The World. Reports suggest that wars of higher […]

In this article, we will take a look at the 20 most deadliest wars of all time in the world.

On Nov. 8, 2023, a video of a Congolese man setting himself on fire began to circulate the internet, going viral on X, formerly known as Twitter. He poured gasoline