Such natural disasters are frequent in DR Congo, particularly on the shores of the Great Lakes in the east of the country, as the surrounding hills are weakened by deforestation. In 2023 ...

DR Congo — whose last World Cup appearance came in 1974 under its former name Zaire — currently lead Group B of the African section for the World Cup qualifiers with Sebastien Desabre’s side ...

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have signed a landmark agreement to respect each other’s sovereignty and to finalise a draft peace deal by 2 May 2025. The agreement was ...

US brings the two countries’ foreign ministers together and voices an interest ... Apr 2025 Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have agreed to draft a peace deal by May 2 ...

The top diplomats of Rwanda, which has faced criticism for backing the M23 rebels, and DR Congo, which has seen major cities fall in its turbulent but mineral-rich east, signed a declaration in ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's government and the M23 group on Wednesday issued a landmark joint statement saying they had agreed to halt fighting in the east of the country while they work ...

The DR Congo government and the M23 group on Wednesday issued a landmark joint statement saying they had agreed to halt fighting in the east of the country while they work towards a permanent truce.

They flew flags of Zaire – the country’s former name under ... The handover comes as both countries explore closer cooperation. Congo has asked for more US support in its fight against armed ...

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 ...

pushing them out of the country into what was then Zaire. It was then that the defeated forces convened in what later became DR Congo to carry on with their genocide ideology agenda, enjoying full ...

After a rapid advance saw Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seize the two largest cities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, uncertainty now looms ... Please consider joining our membership programme.

marked the first time the leaders sat together since the conflict in DRC's mineral-rich east escalated after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in January. Both DR Congo and Rwanda ...