After flying flags of Zaire, DR Congo's name under ex-dictator Mobutu Sese Seko who was overthrown in 1997, the group of men then filmed themselves proclaiming the end of the regime. The ...

As long as the genocidal FDLR remains in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), enjoying full government support, there will never be peace in the Great Lakes Region. This is according to ...

Congo and Rwanda reaffirmed their commitment to an immediate ceasefire, but the joint statement does not specify on how it would be implemented. DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi met with ...

The repatriation comes as the US and DR Congo explore a deal to exploit the central African country's huge mineral wealth. Last week, US President Donald Trump's senior adviser for Africa visited ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have taken control of two major cities in eastern DR Congo in the past two months China's efforts to build up huge business interests across Africa have been accompanied ...

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels engaged in peace talks in Qatar after days of unrest. M23 has withdrawn from the town of Walikale and talks will continue next week.

According to the US Department of Commerce, DR Congo's vast mineral wealth, valued at $24 trillion (€22 trillion), remains underdeveloped. However, the US government has not confirmed the ...

Last week, M23 rebels took the strategic town of Walikale in eastern DR Congo. The rebels had later said that they would pull out of the town, but now say they won't do so unless Congolese forces ...

Kinshasa, DR Congo (AFP)—Heavy downpours in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa have left around 30 people dead while wreaking havoc in the central African megacity ...

Three Americans sentenced to life imprisonment for their involvement in a failed coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been repatriated to the United States to serve the remainder of their ...