The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has entered a new and more destabilizing stage. A call for a pause in the fighting by leaders from the 8 member states of the East African ...

The recent kidnappings of patients from hospitals by the M23 once again demonstrate its disregard for peace in eastern DRC ...

I know leaders when I see them. I also know idiots when I see them. If you are a leader and an idiot, it is an absolute DISASTER.” Though President Kagame made that statement in January while ...

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has diverted goods destined for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) away from the Katuna and Cyanika border posts. ;URA cites what it is calling the critical ...

Since January, however, the rapid conquest and occupation of a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwanda and ...

Congolese soldiers in a mix of fatigues and street clothes crowded into a chapel last week to stand trial for crimes ...

Congolese soldiers face trial for rape and murder as the army struggles against M23 rebels. Testimonies reveal issues like ...

Renewable energy and climate change activists have challenged African heads of state to take a united stance to safeguard ...

The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

Many of the world’s rare minerals are in the DRC. Western companies are heavily involved in mining them. They prefer a weak government in ...

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi is hoping to earn U.S. support for his country's fight against Rwandan-backed rebels with a lucrative mineral deal.

Tensions are escalating in Eastern Congo as 13 people were killed in explosions during a rally in Bukavu, with the government ...