¤ The World Capital of Killing
Congo has become the world capital of rape, torture and mutilation in ways that sear the survivors of a war that appears to have claimed more lives than the Holocaust. |
¤ From ‘Oprah’ to Building a Sisterhood in Congo
In a land where so many “responsible” leaders eschew responsibility, an American has gone out of her way to assume responsibility and try to make a difference. |
¤ Orphaned, Raped and Ignored
The civil war in eastern Congo has claimed at least 30 times as many lives as the Haiti earthquake, yet no humanitarian crisis generates so little attention. |
¤ U.N. Told Not to Join Congo Army in Operation
 Peacekeepers moved forward despite legal advice to avoid operations with the army if there were a risk that Congolese soldiers might abuse human rights. |
¤ Congo Army Helps Rebels Get Arms, U.N. Finds
 A vast, rebel-driven criminal network in eastern Congo has a reach well beyond Africa, the report says. |
¤ Congo’s Army Accused of Striking Villages as Refugees Waited for Measles Shots
 The medical charity Doctors Without Borders has accused the Congolese Army of attacking the villages of Rwandan refugees as they waited for measles shots offered by the charity. |
¤ Deadly Gas Flows Add to a Lake’s List of Perils
 The city of Goma and the surrounding area of eastern Congo hold many dangers, including rebellions, famine and a more mysterious threat: methane and carbon dioxide beneath Lake Kivu’s surface and along its shores. |
¤ Congo and Angola Agree to End Expulsions
Both countries had forced out each other’s citizens; some had fled war, while others sought economic opportunity. |
¤ Congo’s Militias Lure Former Rebels From Burundi
Since Burundi’s civil war ended in April, recruiters have been paying former combatants to fight in Congo. |
¤ Clinton’s Flash of Pique in Congo
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s whole seven-nation Africa tour, which has had quite serious intentions, may end up being reduced to one sound bite about her husband. |
