Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. In January, rebel fighters claimed the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Their sweep into Goma—a ...

Talks are under way among leaders of African countries to end fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which ...

More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma, according ...

Talks are under way among leaders of African countries to end fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in which thousands of people have been killed, thousands forced to leave their ...

Almost 3,000 people have been killed in fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN has said. Vivian van de Perre, a senior UN official based in the city of Goma, said the ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — On Monday, M23 rebels backed by Rwandan troops entered the city of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. They have now taken control of the city ...

Under a broiling sun, the migrants recounted what they said were mounting abuses by Dominican officials after President Luis Abinader ordered them in October to start deporting at least 10,000 ...

02/08/2025 February 8, 2025 The Rwanda-backed M23 militia is closing in on the town of Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and pushing into the South Kivu province. More than 2 ...

President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi met Saturday in Kinshasa with HE Minister of State at the ...

A UN spokesperson on Thursday voiced concern about hostilities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. "We are deeply concerned by the situation in South Kivu, particularly, which remains ...