Restore Local, an initiative dedicated to accelerating locally led land restoration across Africa has officially launched.

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The advance of the AFC-M23 rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has turned the lives of the local ...

The provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri have seen a recent surge in hostilities, as part of M23 rebels in the Kivus ...

The Rwandan-backed M23 took control of the provincial capital Bukavu over a week ago, after capturing Goma, the capital of ...

Nearly two years after winning the tender for the Makelele gas block in Lake Kivu, US company Symbion Power has still not finalised its contract with the Congolese authorities. The project in question ...

At the moment the situation in the eastern region of DRC is grim. Rwanda has been supporting several armed groups across the ...

About 2.5 million years ago, the viruses infecting fish in Lake Tanganyika underwent a mysterious explosion in diversity. It ...

The M23 rebels' rapid advance is the latest chapter in eastern DR Congo's long history of instability. DW breaks down the key factors behind the ongoing turmoil.

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The resumption of fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) province, has killed and wounded civilians and restricted ...