Thousands of people were working on the informal mining site in eastern Congo, in an area controlled by an armed militia.

Is the U.S.-brokered peace agreement between Rwanda and the DRC a genuine path to sustainable peace, or a continuation of U.S ...

The 24-year-old is now home in Burlington with her family and two-year-old son. While she was in custody, Ngoy says she was ...

People in a gold-mining area in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have been using their bare hands and basic tools ...

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The U.N. has called the conflict in eastern Congo “one of the most protracted, complex, serious humanitarian crises on Earth.

Twelve people have been rescued from an informal gold mine in eastern Congo that collapsed over the weekend, trapping an unknown number of the thousands of miners working there, the provincial ...

For Congolese people and Great Lakes region, the peace dynamic is recreating hope and confidence,' says French president EU ...

DAKAR, Senegal -- Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels have signed a declaration of principles for a permanent ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ethnic tensions and quest for rich minerals have resulted in ...

DAKAR, Senegal -- Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels on Saturday signed a declaration of principles in Qatar to end decadeslong fighting in eastern Congo that commits them to a permanent ceasefire and a ...

Twelve people have been rescued from a collapsed gold mine in eastern Congo. The mine, located in South Kivu province, collapsed on Sunday after a landslide.