Congo’s government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are accusing each other of violating terms of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending decades-long fighting and bringing a permanent peace in the conflict-battered region.

Facing a divided opposition, Denis Sassou Nguesso hopes to extend his decades-long rule over Congo.

A mine collapse at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo left at least 200 dead, according to Congolese authorities, a number disputed by the rebel group that controls the mine. But senior M23 official Fanny Kaj disputed the figure,

Democratic Republic of Congo launched its first state-backed gold refinery as it moves to formalize a trade historically linked to smuggling and conflict in the country’s mineral-rich east.

Congolese will go to the polls on 15 March 2026 to elect their president, with a fractured opposition unable to present a single candidate. The Congolese Labor Party (PCT), in power since the end of the 1997 civil war,

Carbon that has been buried in the Congo Basin's peatlands for millennia is seeping into lakes and rivers. Why this is happening remains unclear, but researchers warn that tropical peatlands could be

The ongoing violence between the Congolese government and M23 rebels undermines peace efforts in eastern Congo, with recent drone strikes resulting in casualties and further displacement.

DAKAR, March 9 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's state-owned gold trading house plans to boost the volume of metal it sells from the country's artisanal mining sector to 15 metric tons this year,