Government acts against mining smuggling The Congolese government has implemented new measures to combat mining smuggling in ...

As fighting continues in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the humanitarian situation is fast deteriorating in neighbouring Burundi, with daily arrivals increasing through its ...

After hours spent at sea, fisherman Guy Bayonne Balou and his crew return to the southern shore of the Republic of Congo with ...

On February 16th soldiers from M 23 marched single-file through the streets of Bukavu, eastern Congo’s second-largest city.

Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance rebel coalition that includes M23, confirmed the group moved into Nyabibwe. "They attacked us and we defended ourselves," he told Reuters.

French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot arrived in Rwanda on Thursday to address the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with President Paul Kagame. He urged the withdrawal of ...

The Republic of Congo’s minister of mines has issued at ... but now the landscape is destroyed — there are no trees left. The river is just mud. How can we get the water back?

Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebel group has gained control of the airport in the eastern city of Goma, diplomatic and security sources told Reuters. Corneille Nangaa, leader of the AFC ...

A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region this week, pushing back against resistance from government troops ...

leader of the Congo River Alliance, which includes the M23, has suggested the rebels' aim is to replace President Felix Tshisekedi and his government in the capital. UN peacekeepers have been ...

Four more South African soldiers were killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, bringing the total number of peacekeepers killed to 17 as clashes with M23 rebels continued ...