A deal signed in Washington on Friday has been touted as a major step toward peace in Congo following decades of conflict ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are set to sign a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decadeslong ...

The Vatican has beatified a Congolese government worker who was killed for resisting corruption, giving young people in a part of the world racked by violence a new model of holiness.

Congo has accused Rwanda of backing M23 rebels in its mineral-rich eastern region across the border with Rwanda.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Bodies are lying on the streets. ... ‘No safe place to go to from Goma’ for millions as humanitarian crisis looms in eastern Congo city. The Associated Press.

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, ... Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ruth Maclean from Dakar, Senegal. Feb. 1, 2025; ...

Congo and Rwanda, amid longstanding conflict exacerbated by M23 rebels, have signed a peace agreement in Washington. This ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Rwanda-backed rebels appeared to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo, residents said Tuesday, as international pressure rose over the M23’s expansion in a ...

Reporting from Dakar, Senegal and Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. March 2, 2025; Its soldiers are underpaid and underarmed. Its ranks are riddled with factions pursuing their own interests.

Congo and Rwanda will sign a peace agreement in Washington on June 27 that aims to ending fighting in eastern Congo, the two ...

About 300,000 people sheltering in camps on Goma’s outskirts fled into the city as front lines moved over the weekend, according to the U.N., only to find themselves trapped by the violence as ...