The planned return of former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila from self-imposed exile could shift ...

Up to 45% of 10,000 sexual violence cases in DRC’s conflict zone in January and February involved minors, says UNICEF.

Congo’s government and Rwanda-backed rebels are meeting in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar for much-anticipated talks in a ...

A senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump has reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to peace and stability in East Africa ...

The group already controls the city of Goma in North Kivu province and Bukavu in South Kivu province. The latest conquest comes after the surprise meeting on Tuesday between presidents of Congo ...

The M23 rebels took control of the North Kivu mining town a day after Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame called for an ‘immediate and unconditional’ ceasefire. Here is a map and breakdown of the M23’s ...

In February, it captured Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province. The offensive had already caused the mining group Alphamin earlier this month to evacuate its employees and halt operations at ...

“The situation is really bad here… the warehouses and the market have been looted, the schools and banks are closed,” said a Congolese worker at an international NGO in Uvira, a large eastern city ...

March 19 (UPI) --In a surprise announcement from Qatar Tuesday the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda jointly called for a cease-fire in an effort to end warfare between them after 30 years ...

The M23 rebel group fighting to control eastern Congo wants sanctions against its members lifted before it joins talks that were scheduled to begin today. The European Union announced sanctions ...