A mosque and military headquarters once teeming with fighters loyal to the Islamic State group lay empty in a desiccated field near the Democratic Republic of Congo's border with Uganda. In 2019 the ...

It’s unclear how many ADF fighters are present in Congo but they are a significant presence in the region and regularly attack civilians. The group originated in the late 1990s in neighboring ...

A military offensive has driven ADF fighters into the shadows, restoring calm to parts of the east. But fear lingers, and the cost of fragile stability remains high.

Some armed groups have been accused of mass killings. In recent years, ADF attacks have intensified and spread towards Goma, eastern Congo’s main city, as well as neighbouring Ituri province.

“Although ADF was significantly affected by Shujaa attacks, they have found ways of compensating for their diminished capacities through reliance on technology,” the UN report states. The UN ...

The two abandoned buildings are a distant reminder of the presence of the ADF, an armed militia with Ugandan origins that for years has plagued the DRC's east with its bloody attacks. Over the ...