Rwandan-backed rebels now control large parts of eastern Congo and threaten to expand their offensive west into two ...

The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is getting worse. In January, even before the Rwanda-backed M23 seized Goma and Bukavu, and before the collapse of much of the humanitarian aid ...

Twenty-eight million people face acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a record for the country, driven by an ...

It is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman – or a Christian. Disease is rampant, and children as young as 4 are being forced to work in mines. The Democratic Republic of ...

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

"Given the state the country is in, who should be blamed?" Mwilanya said. "Or better, who should be saved? Congo or its rulers?" The Trump Organization and its partner in Vietnam are working on ...

Fidele Sebahizi grew up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 1996 ... Sebahizi found work in a prison, where the idea for his next career move came from some of the people incarcerated.

On Tuesday, neighbouring country Burundi began pulling its troops back from the DRC. Burundi has had soldiers in eastern Congo for years, initially to hunt down Burundian rebels there but ...

The Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) sheds light on the severe vulnerability of the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) population to climate-related shocks. The report highlights that ...

French foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Congo–€4.6 billion at the end of 2015 versus €2.1 billion at the end of 2014–makes France the country’s leading foreign investor. Nearly 200 companies ...

Zijin intends to open Congo’s first lithium mine in early 2026, next to the area targeted by KoBold. Even though lithium prices have tumbled more than 80% since a peak in 2022, Chinese firms have been ...

"Given the state the country is in, who should be blamed?" Mwilanya said. "Or better, who should be saved? Congo or its rulers?" ...