A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...

The conflict in the country now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been going on for decades. Historical grievances, governance failures, and social injustices have plunged this diverse ...

Congo, where the city is located, is thought to be one of the world's most linguistically diverse nations, with more than 200 ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

The two regional blocs are holding a historic joint Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government in Tanzania ...

DRC gained independence in 1960 and since then the UN has played a crucial role in the country, notably through the ...

A deadly insurgency is sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country three times the size of Texas that is estimated ...

The Rwanda-backed armed group M23 has vowed to march on the capital Kinshasa after capturing eastern DRC's biggest ... many ...

The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo on Friday, a day after ...

The Rwanda-backed armed group M23 vowed on Thursday to march on the DR Congo capital, Kinshasa, as its fighters made further advances in the mineral-rich east of the country.

The weeks-long march of the M23 armed group, which has captured vast swathes of eastern DRC including most of the key city of ...

Belgium also warned its citizens against travelling to the DRC, while Brussels Airlines cancelled flights to Kinshasa. The UN, US, China and European Union have all called on Rwanda to withdraw its ...