The three young men, who were sentenced to death for their part in an attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo last ...

The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached a critical juncture. It comes after the recent withdrawal of Angola as a key mediator and the emergence of a newly expanded ...

The meeting, which was mediated by the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, was their first direct talks since the M23 rebels seized two major cities in eastern DRC. The African Union urged all ...

Here is a map and breakdown of the M23’s advance in eastern Congo. M23 fighters and their Rwandan allies launched an offensive on Walikale in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, about ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have pushed deeper into the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), capturing the town of Walikale despite growing international calls for a ceasefire. The rebels ...

On 13 March, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) announced the termination and phased withdrawal of its military deployment in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This ...

Years of war between the Congolese armed forces and over one hundred militia groups have transfigured the DRC into an ugly and bloodied battlefield. By all accounts, the current President of the ...

Aerial view of forest areas and agricultural plots in the DRC. Photo: World Bank Initiatives in agroforestry, clean energy, and community-driven forest management have reached more than 421,000 people ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hopes to find an ally in the US in its fight against rebel group M23. It is eying a mineral deal like the one Ukraine is negotiating: access to the ...

DRC President Félix Tshisekedi then met his Rwandan counterpart in a surprise face-to-face encounter in Qatar on 18 March. All sides called for a ceasefire, but M23 representatives did not participate ...

Google says it uncovered thousands of illegitimate listings, including for fake businesses, on Google Maps and has announced a lawsuit against the alleged scammers behind the fraud. The lawsuit ...

The presidents of Rwanda and DRC have expressed their support for a ceasefire after holding the talks just hours after the planned peace talks in Angola failed. A source close to the Congolese ...