The Democratic Republic of the Congo and an alliance of militias led by the notorious M23 rebels announced a ceasefire on Thursday after talks in Qatar and, after three years of violence, said ...

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 ...

It was a war that the U.N.’s O’Brien, presumably with the full approval of Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold, had started in an attempt to bring Tshombe back under the authority of the Congo ...

In May 2024, local media in the Democratic Republic of Congo reported that Mbororo herders had moved from the northern province of Bas-Uélé to neighboring Nord-Ubangi, signaling that ongoing ...

Congo's mineral offer to US raises questions of ownership amid bloody civil war, major China presence Analysts warn DR Congo may not have access to minerals they are offering, China and Rebels ...

King Leopold II of Belgium had established the area around the Congo basin as a private venture, treating the country’s resources as booty and controlling the population through barbaric practices in ...

KINSHASA, CONGO - Colonial rule, rapacious dictatorship and civil war have so ravaged Congo's economy and society that the streets of its cities swarm with homeless young people who numb their ...

At the COP27 climate talks in Egypt this week, world leaders have sought to accelerate efforts to halt deforestation by 2030 - in line with a pledge 140 countries made last year to preserve forests.

1996-97 - First Congo War. A civil war and international military conflict, which culminates in a rebel invasion replacing President Mobutu with the rebel leader Laurent Kabila.