Since January, however, the rapid conquest and occupation of a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwanda and ...

When UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in the Great Lakes region on February 23, 2025, his visit was framed as a crucial diplomatic engagement aimed at addressing the worsening crisis in the ...

The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

Congo says over 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory ...

DRC hopes opening its vast mine fields to the Western world will pave way to long lasting ...

GOMA, Congo -- GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday. Residents in Goma, which was once a critical trade and humanitarian hub, say they are ...

Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government, as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure mounts over his handling of the crisis ...

General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has been warning of his imminent attack of the DRC region of Bunia, where he claims “his people” ...

BUKAVU, Congo — t least 11 people were killed and scores injured Thursday when explosions in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu ...

View of a popular boulevard in Kinshasa, now nearly empty, January 30. (Photo by Prisca Materanya / LCI) The widespread protests in Kinshasa, which quickly escalated into looting and the burning ...

Here is a look at the life of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, three-time world heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist. Personal Birth date: January 17, 1942 Death date: June 3, 2016 Birth place: ...