Abuses against civilians by government forces and armed groups have become rampant in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Washington Accords, signed in December 2025 between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda under US mediation, promised an end to the devastating armed conflict in eastern Congo through troop ...

For months, people feared an onward assault on nearby Uvira, which had become an important stronghold for the Congolese army and pro-government militias (known as Wazalendo), and an entry point for ...

Global Witness is calling for businesses and governments to better consider the human cost of rare earth minerals.

Armed groups' expanding control in eastern DRC is collapsing independent reporting, forcing journalists into exile or silence while erasing public oversight of a deepening humanitarian emergency.

A landslide last week collapsed tunnels at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead.

Rebel authorities in eastern Congo say at least 200 people were killed in a landslide at coltan mines, authorities announced ...

"Some bodies have been found," he said, without giving an exact number but suggesting it could be significant.

More than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of the ...

This video contains graphic content.Residents of Irumu territory in the Democratic Republic of Congo have recovered at least 11 bodies after Islamic State-linked militants killed civilians in a ...