Congo desperately wants stability in its mineral-rich east, of intense interest to the global economy. But political friction means the government wants the longtime United Nations peacekeeping ...

The French independent is the only oil producer in DR Congo. It is understood that Brisbane-based Conjugate Energy was chasing promising blocks 1 and 2 in DR Congo’s sector of Lake Albert ...

as the rebels made fresh gains in eastern DR Congo. The largely ethnic Tutsi M23 rebel militia has seized swathes of the Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled east since 2021, displacing ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The United States is "gravely concerned" by ceasefire violations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by M23 rebels, the State Department said on Friday. "M23 must ...

Kamituga, DR Congo — Italian priest Davide Marcheselli has been fighting for years against Chinese companies illegally mining gold in the town of Kitutu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Rwanda-backed rebels have made inroads in the eastern DR Congo, local sources told AFP on Thursday, while the Congolese army accused Rwanda of abusing a ceasefire deal to seize territory.

A vessel carrying hundreds of passengers sank in Lake Kivu with reports that at least 78 people have died. A boat capsized in Lake Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday ...

On Aug. 19, Congo's health minister said the Central African country hoped to receive its first doses of a vaccine by this week, following promises from the United States and Japan to help it ...

President Felix Tshisekedi himself has already weighed in, saying the Democratic Republic of Congo needs a “worthy” constitution. In Kisangani in the northeast region, which he toured this ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor said Monday he is renewing an investigation in Congo and focusing on allegations of crimes committed in the conflict-torn North Kivu province in ...

More than 50,000 people have so far been vaccinated against mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, the World Health Organization's chief said on Friday, November 1, 2024. The ...