Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, political tensions, regional power struggles and battles over its natural resources ...

As the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has intensified in recent months, the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, has been working to protect civilians - including in areas under ...

The decision follows a summit earlier this month where SADC leaders resolved to end the deployment amid escalating violence ...

In Goma, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the impact of ongoing conflict is being felt far beyond the ...

M23 rebels in control of key areas of eastern Congo have agreed to a ceasefire with African coalition peacekeepers who ...

Police in eastern Congo killed two people on Tuesday when they opened fire on mourners at the funeral of a slain singer known ...

The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo tells The Associated Press that international sanctions ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels battling Congo’s army captured another strategic town in the country's mineral-rich east, residents ...

The M23 militia is ruling over a vast stretch of territory in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

The resurgence of Rwanda-backed insurgents in eastern Congo has reignited a decades-old conflict over ethnic rivalries, ...

Thousands have been killed and 700,000 displaced this year, after Rwandan troops and M23 rebels invaded eastern Congo.

Goma market (Democratic Republic of Congo), on March 4, 2025. REUTERS Under normal circumstances, Goma's Birere market is a hive of activity, with hundreds of stalls packed with produce from North ...