GOMA, Congo — Hundreds of Rwandan refugees who were living in eastern Congo since the 1994 genocide in Rwanda were repatriated on Saturday, the U.N. refugee agency said, after Rwandan-backed rebels ...

Established as a Belgian colony in 1908, the Republic of the Congo gained its independence in 1960, but its early years were marred by political and social instability. Col. Joseph MOBUTU seized power ...

June 24 (Reuters) - Following are some key facts on the oil-rich Congo Republic, where people are voting in parliamentary elections on Sunday. AREA: The area is 342,000 square km (132,000 square miles ...

The conflicts have left the country awash with weapons and men with military training, but little in the way of prospects. Modern-day DRC was once the personal fiefdom of Belgian King Leopold II from ...