M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern DRC, marking a significant expansion of their control. Congolese forces have retreated to prevent clashes in populated areas, ...

The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long advance towards Bukavu city. Meanwhile the U.N. warned that the ...

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift funding freeze shutting down U.S. humanitarian aid ...

Congo's war tops the agenda at this weekend's African Union summit but chances of diplomatic progress are slim as rebels ...

An offensive by M23 fighters is disrupting health services and displacing people in a region already beset by health ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faces a deepening crisis as of February 2025 as political instability, insurgencies, ...

As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is mounting on the African ...

Patrice Lumumba became the prime minister of newly independent Congo. His close ally Andrée Blouin describes how Belgium and ...

Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...

The worst could be yet to come in east Congo's escalating crisis, U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said on Friday, warning that abuses including rape and sexual slavery may increase.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...