The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it had seized the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom sought shelter there after fleeing the rebel advance.

The former US administration has said the government of Rwandan President Paul Kagame rebuffed a proposed peace incentive for a deal between Congo and

"Unfairly onerous payments" are cited in the executive order as a reason for WHO withdrawal. Countries’ dues are a percentage of their gross domestic product, meaning that as the world’s richest nation, the United States has generally paid more than other countries.

The Reagan strategy of appointing directors opposed to the very idea of the agency has reached its apotheosis.

President William Ruto, chair of the East African Community Heads of State Summit, has called an urgent meeting to address the escalating war in eastern Congo. “Noting the worsening

Close to 9,800 refugees landed in Texas during the last fiscal year, making it the top destination in the U.S.

M23 rebels said they have advanced into Goma, a large city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Hundreds of thousands of residents have been displaced.

Gunfire can be heard on the city’s outskirts, and the Congolese army is deploying troops from the town of Sake to Goma

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government says the Rwanda-backed rebels’ advance constitutes a “declaration of war."

Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator,

France expresses its solidarity regarding the Democratic Republic of Congo and condemns actions by Rwanda in the country, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday."France strongly condemns the offensive led by the M23,

Israel has ordered the suspension of Israeli commercial flights to Paphos in Cyprus, Cypriot officials confirmed on Monday, for unspecified security reasons. Domestic security agency Shin Bet ordered the suspension of flights to the airport,