Since flag independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960 and since the gruesome murder of its founding president, Patrice ...

An African country that's the 11th largest in the world also shares its border with a staggering nine other countries.

Analysis - As M23 continues its destructive march, the EAC-SADC summit must consider lessons from failed peace efforts.

Angolan President Joao Lourenco, who’s been mediating peace talks between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo, called for ...

Violence in eastern Congo is escalating. Near the city of Goma in North Kivu, 13 peacekeepers were killed by M23 rebels.

The former US administration has said the government of Rwandan President Paul Kagame rebuffed a proposed peace incentive for ...

Show more Show less 1 Armed men drive through a street in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan. 28, 2025. Gunshots rang out through parts of the besieged city of Goma as Congolese soldiers ...

Critical minerals factor into the fight. By Ruth Maclean Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their progress has been swift and stunning.

More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has not known peace, stability and sanity, sustainable economic and socio-political ...

Mediation between the Congolese government and M23 leadership has been going on in Angola since 2022 ... respect the ...