What to Know About the Conflict in Congo & How to Help
What is occurring in DRC?
The Escalating Conflict
MS23 Offensive
M23, a rebel group led by Tulsi, launched a major offensive in late 2024. This culminated in the capture of Goma, a major regional hub, in January 2025.
Rwanda's Involvement
Rwanda has been accused of backing M23, providing troops and resources for the offensives.
Humanitarian Crisis
The conflict has led to the displacement of hundreds of people, creating a massive humanitarian crisis with food and water shortages, overwhelmed hospitals, and widespread violence.
Political Instability
The current conflict is intertwined with political tensions following the DRC's December 2023 elections, with violence spreading to the capital, Kinshasa.
Food Insecurity
Funding shortfalls are impacting the World Food Program, potentially forcing it to suspend aid to hundreds of thousands.
Health Crisis
Hospitals are overwhelmed, with attacks on healthcare workers and facilities increasing significantly.
Economic Impact
The conflict is disrupting supply chains and business, potentially shrinking the Congolese economy by up to 7%.
How to HELP
Write to your ELECTED OFFICIALS to advocate for INCREASED aid AND support for the DRC.
Where to Get Updates & Information
Books
Consuming the Congo: War and Conflict Minerals in the World's Deadliest Place - Peter Eichstaedt
The Troubled Heart of Africa: A History of Congo - Robert B. Edgerton
Congo: The Epic History of a People - David Van Reybrouck
No Mercy: A Journey to the Heart of the Congo - Redmond O'Hanlon
Congo - Michael Crichton
Report:[Relating to the Occupation of the Congo Country] - John T. Morgan
Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe - Gerard Prunier
Dancing in the Glory of Monsters - Jason Stearns
Film
Sound Track to a Coup d'Etat - 2024
This is Congo - 2017
Kishasa - 2018
City of Joy - 2016
Downstream to Kinshasa - 2020
Virunga - 2014
Lumumba - 2000
Congo - A Political Tragedy - 2018
From Patrice to Lumumba - 2019
The Peacekeepers - 2005
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