M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

Vast fortunes have been made in Congo throughout history but the money has often vanished, either being taken abroad or wasted in the country, leaving the Congolese people with nothing.

Their record adds to a long history of Congo hosting hired guns whose efforts often ended in failure. Some older Congolese remember the use of mercenaries in the 1960s, including a group led by ...

Congo’s government says the mausoleum of assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba in the capital, Kinshasa, has been vandalized. It's not immediately clear whether Lumumba’s remains ...

Health workers have been vaccinating people against Ebola to prevent the spread of the virus The UN's global health body says the Ebola outbreak in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is ...