At the time of the Congo controversy more than a century ago, the idea of full human rights, political, social and economic, was a profound threat to the established order of most countries on earth.

Rest of World News: A boat capsized on Lake Tumba in the Democratic Republic of Congo, resulting in at least 30 fatalities and numerous missing individuals. Overloading a ...

The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo met with leaders of the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 on Friday in Goma, in her first visit to the eastern city of Goma since its capture by the ...

The Qatar-led process is seen as a complementary track aimed at addressing the armed conflict in eastern Congo, where M23 rebels have seized territory in recent months. Despite regional and ...

At least 30 people, including students, died after a boat sank in Congo's Lake Tumba amid heavy rains. Many remain missing as search efforts continue.

The United States is promoting a deal that would require Rwanda to pull troops from eastern Congo before the two sides sign a peace agreement, sources say, a condition that is sure to rankle ...

Rwanda has long denied helping M23, saying its forces were acting in self-defence against Congo's army and ethnic Hutu militiamen linked to the 1994 Rwandan genocide that killed around 1 million ...

Leaked reports, satellite images and interviews reveal the extent of Rwanda's shadow war in the Congo, as the U.S. tries to strike a deal for peace and access to the region's minerals.

In Congo, Chinese Hustlers Seek Relief From Pressures Back Home. For ambitious people in China, an economic slowdown and intense competition mean it’s sometimes easier to find success in African ...

The new ban targets Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. There will also be heightened restrictions on visitors ...

Trump says he doesn’t know what ‘the Congo’ is – that may explain why one Congo is on his travel ban and other isn’t Countries subject to the travel bans have urged Trump to reconsider ...