BUNIA, Congo — French troops leading an emergency force in Congo came under fire for the first time Saturday in their mission to stabilize this northeastern town ravaged by tribal turf wars. The ...
The Democratic Republic of Congo has been torn apart by a ferocious war involving six countries since 1998 that has killed an estimated 3 million people and been dubbed “Africa’s World War III.” A ...
NPR's Melissa Block speaks with James Astill of The Guardian newspaper in London. He is in Bunia, Congo, where French troops continue to arrive on a mission to bring calm to the troubled country. The ...