Congo has been plagued by war for nearly three decades. Millions of people have been displaced, and rape has consistently ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faces a deepening crisis as of February 2025 as political instability, insurgencies, ...

The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast natural resource wealth - continues to perform poorly. Systemic corruption since independence in 1960, combined ...

DR Congo is a country in Central Africa but many people do not know that the country hosts many mineral resources important for making smartphones.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the worst conflict-affected countries to be a child. Today, the number of people in the DRC facing extreme hunger is among the highest in the world.

Jan. 28 began as a normal day for “Marcus Doe,” an employee of the U.S. Agency for International Development stationed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He boarded a shuttle, bound for his ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...

Their fighters continue to claim more territory... GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — On Monday, M23 rebels backed by Rwandan troops entered the city of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of ...

By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar, Senegal, and Justin Makangara from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo on ...

Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) risks spilling over into a regional war, it is feared, as Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have captured the key city of Goma. The leader of a rebel ...

U.N. peacekeepers have been supporting the Congolese army’s efforts to curb the M23 as part of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s ...