Relations soured further when Belgian forces stationed in Kamina, in the former province of Katanga in the south-east of the DRC, and Kitona, in the province of Central Kongo in the south-east ...

At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s ...

Nine of the biggest cobalt mining regions are in the DRC’s southern Katanga. Of the mines in those regions, half are run by Chinese operators. Under President Tshisekedi, the DRC government ...

Relations soured further when Belgian forces stationed in Kamina, in the former province of Katanga in the south-east of the DRC, and Kitona, in the province of Central Kongo in the south-east ...

The three young men, who were sentenced to death for their part in an attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo last ...

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted of attempting a coup to life imprisonment, days before US government officials ...

The presidents of Rwanda and the DRC held surprise talks in Qatar. Both Paul Kagame and Felix Tshisekedi expressed support for a ceasefire. The EU sanctioned three Rwandan military commanders. The ...

The M23 rebels, reportedly backed by Rwanda, have captured Goma and Bukavu and are advancing towards mineral-rich Katanga. Soldiers from the SADC mission in DRC (SAMIDRC) have withdrawn.

The Southern African regional bloc has said it will conclude its troop deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), having decided on a “phased withdrawal”. Leaders from the 16 ...

The Southern African country has been trying to mediate a lasting ceasefire and de-escalate tensions between the DRC and neighboring Rwanda, which has been accused of backing the Tutsi-led rebel ...