Qatar mediates talks between DRC, Rwanda presidents Meeting their first since latest escalation in conflict Diplomat describes meeting as 'informal' Presidents say discussions need to continue for ...

Yet the war unfolding in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains an afterthought. A bloody conflict is met with condemnations but no meaningful action. This stark contrast is not just neglect ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say.

The current fighting is the result of a decision by Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi to incite ethnic violence and to support groups that perpetrated the Rwanda genocide.

Authorities investigating the deaths of at least 60 people in northwestern Congo suspect the water source in one of the areas may have been contaminated, the World Health Organization said Friday.

Despite mounting international pressure, the DR Congo remains resolute in its refusal to engage in direct talks with the M23 rebel group, which has made significant territorial gains in eastern DRC in ...

But when colonial powers drew up arbitrary borders in Africa, the kingdom was split between present-day DR Congo and Rwanda. Subsequently, other Tutsis have migrated to DR Congo in waves.

U.K. authorities said Tuesday that they were punishing Rwanda over its alleged support of the rebels who now control two major cities in eastern Congo. The measures include pausing direct financial ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo’s government will participate in peace talks in Angola on Tuesday with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group that has captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east ...