Congo

Denying the links between the Allied Democratic Forces and militant Islamists will endanger civilians.

The COP26 deforestation commitment is disingenuous—and could harm the Congo Basin.

Armed checkpoints along key trade routes—not natural resources—are the key to financing rebel groups and insurgencies around the world.

A new book explores the historical roots and contemporary fallout of Paul Kagame’s aggressive foreign policy.

If the Biden administration wants to advance democracy around the world, it needs to fix U.S. diplomacy first.

By removing Saudi Arabia and other serial violators of children’s human rights from the annual list of shame, António Guterres is weakening one of the U.N.’s most effective accountability mechanisms.

As U.S. policymakers grapple with systemic racism, it’s time to start tapping the expertise of diasporas.

The global transition to renewables could lead to human rights abuses and risks exacerbating inequalities between the West and the developing world.

Testimony of African eyewitnesses to the U.N. secretary-general’s death was dismissed because of their lack of education and perceived susceptibility to political manipulation.

The International Criminal Court has many flaws, but abandoning it now would give free rein to war criminals and open the door to impunity.

In Congo, thousands of people have died due to a misguided finance-driven approach to fighting pandemics that puts investors before victims.

U.S. health aid can also promote stability, mitigate extremism, and avoid costly longer-term military interventions.

The rush to link regional groups to the Islamic State could make militancy worse.