The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a vast country in Africa with rich mineral deposits that have been fought over for decades. In recent months, the rebel group M23 has expanded its control in ...

Rwandan support, combined with weaknesses in DRC’s army, enabled the M23 to seize vast amounts of territory in North Kivu ...

It comes just after Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame held surprise talks in Doha on Tuesday, expressing their support for a ceasefire.

The M23 rebels took control of the North Kivu mining town a day after Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame called for an ...

Mine shafts snake under the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's mountains, but instead of the Congolese government their ...

The State Department has released the 23 countries that American tourists should reconsider traveling to before visiting.

For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...

Will offers of resource wealth to the US and other powers help bring militia violence to heel in the Democratic Republic of ...

The Congolese government first brought up the possible ... However, many of the mineral-rich areas in eastern DRC are now under the control of the M23 rebel group, who, according to United Nations ...

“Walikale is very important for the government as it is the only ... than 200 armed groups operating in the eastern DRC and vying for control over the region’s minerals. After being dormant ...

a final destination to Katuna are no longer under the control of the central government of DRC". A Kenyan fish dealer, Mr Shaban Okumu, said they have been relying on Katuna to export his fish to ...

loss for the DRC in 2024 alone. The group is urging the government to reopen negotiations to secure a fairer agreement. The so-called "contract of the century" was originally signed in 2008 under then ...