M23 now controls nearly all of North Kivu and the province’s vast mineral wealth—including tin (cassiterite), tantalum ...

Regional conflicts, murderous militias, the exploitation of natural resources, innocent civilians forced to flee their homes; ...

In Goma, people are still suffering in the aftermath of the recent fighting between the M23 rebels and the Congolese army. A ...

Regional conflicts, murderous militias, the exploitation of natural resources, innocent civilians forced to flee their homes; ...

The DR Congo's President, Félix Tshisekedi, opted to appear at the summit via video link. Prime Minister Judith Suminwa was ...

The United Nations has 14,000 of its blue helmet soldiers in the Kivu region, and this past December, 14 blue helmets were killed. The countries that make up the Southern African Development Community ...

The country then sank into a major political crisis, marked by the assassination of its Prime Minister, Patrice Lumumba, in 1961. Faced with this situation, the UN deployed the UN Operation in the ...

President Felix Tshisekedi has opted to stay virtual but Paul Kagame of Rwanda arrived in Dar for the summit also attended by President Museveni in person ...

The recent history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has been one of civil war and corruption. It is rich in natural resources but has suffered from political instability, a lack of ...

After capturing Goma, M23 rebels are advancing on Bukavu The DR Congo's President, Félix Tshisekedi, opted to appear at the summit via video link. Prime Minister Judith Suminwa was there in person.

The Malawian troops are part of the southern African regional bloc's military mission (SAMIDRC) deployed to DR Congo to help tackle ... Malawi Information Minister Moses Kunkuyu told the BBC ...