Congo’s government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are accusing each other of violating terms of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending decades-long fighting and bringing a permanent peace in the ...

How would Sassou Nguesso’s long stay in office affect this election? Sassou Nguesso first came into power in 1979, following a military coup. His rule was interrupted in 1992 after he lost the country ...

The attack struck a residential area of Goma, killing an employee of the U.N.’s children’s agency and two others amid a sharp ...

Over the last decade, towns in the north of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have seen the increasing migration of Indigenous Batwa people, according to censuses seen by ...

A series of explosions attributed to drones has killed at least one person as the attack rocked downtown Goma in eastern ...

Drone strikes hit Goma in east Congo ​on Wednesday, killing at least three people including a French aid worker, the first ...

Denis Sassou Nguesso, the 82-year-old president of Republic of Congo, is seeking another five-year term in an election on ...

Congolese security forces have been responsible for numerous enforced disappearances in and around Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, since March 2025.

Burundi is facing a growing humanitarian emergency as thousands of people fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to cross the border, placing increasing strain on health ...

The Congo Square Rhythms Festival brings two days of music, dance and cultural celebration to the historic Tremé site.

Traditional music and dance remain central to the cultural life of many indigenous forest communities in the Congo Basin. Gatherings often feature rhythmic singing, percussion, and coordinated ...

Last month, two mass graves were found containing the bodies of 172 of people the M23 rebels had killed. Last year the Congolese Army continued to confront M23 rebels in North Kivu province. The ...