Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have withdrawn from the strategic town of Walikale, ...

A record 27.7 million people are in the grip of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing ...

Start-and-stop diplomacy continues against a backdrop of humanitarian disaster.The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is getting worse. In January, even before the Rwanda-backed M23 ...

The human rights situation across the Democratic Republic of Congo remains dire, with internal conflicts and poor governance contributing to a severe food crisis and the internal displacement of 5 ...

Disease is rampant, and children as young as 4 are being forced to work in mines. The Democratic Republic of Congo is 95% Christian, yet the faithful are being targeted by jihadists. Just last month, ...

By Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal Three American citizens who were sentenced to death over a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo have had their sentences commuted ...

Congo, which is rich in cobalt, lithium and uranium, has been fighting Rwanda-backed M23 rebels that seized swathes of its ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) owes much of its global renown to its music, which reflects its cultural diversity ...

DR Congo hopes that US involvement in its minerals sector would help deter Rwandan-backed rebels. The Americans are among 37 people sentenced to death last September by a military court.