The DRC seeks to offer key minerals to the U.S., but rebel forces and China largely control access to these vital rare earth resources, which are said to be worth trillions of dollars.

The Rwanda-backed M23 group said it would not attend Tuesday's peace talks with the DR Congo government in the Angolan ...

M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance into eastern DR Congo. While the rebels are outnumbered by the Congolese army, DW examines whether the military has the capacity to respond ...

The US and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo or DRC) may soon begin formal negotiations on a critical minerals deal. Discussions are under way, the Congolese presidency confirmed to ...

Angola says that it convinced all combatants in DR Congo's conflict to come to the table on March 18th for direct peace talks. Luanda has been trying to mediate a ceasefire as M23 rebels ...

ALSO READ: DR Congo, M23 to have direct talks, says Angola Between late January and February, M23 rebels, who are part of the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), took control of Goma and Bukavu ...

The troops were sent two years ago to support the Congolese army fight the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, which has seized control of large parts of mineral-rich eastern DR Congo this year.

Despite previously refusing to engage in negotiations, Congolese officials have agreed to meet M23 rebels in Luanda to discuss an end to the deadly conflict. https ...

Persistent governance failures, corruption, and empty promises have destabilized eastern DR Congo for decades and the government in Kinshasa has not only failed to dismantle the "more than 200 ...

The Sadc leaders said that even though the troops will be pulled out of DR Congo, the bloc would continue to "support interventions aimed at bringing lasting peace". No reason was given for the ...

The Sadc leaders said that even though the troops will be pulled out of DR Congo, the bloc would continue to "support interventions aimed at bringing lasting peace". The M23 has continued to gain ...