The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo met with leaders of the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 on Friday in Goma, ...

As diplomatic efforts continue to end fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN development agency ...

The military governor of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has died from injuries sustained during fighting on the front line, local authorities say, as M23 rebel ...

a mining town in North Kivu that harbors one of the world’s largest coltan deposits. This valuable mineral is used in the production of mobile phones. Bintou Keita, who heads the UN mission in ...

GOMA, DR Congo, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the rebel group, March 23 Movement, have expressed their willingness to resolve the ongoing crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...

Several towns that fell to armed groups in eastern Congo’s North Kivu and South Kivu provinces ... which the Congolese government and United Nations experts say is being backed by neighboring ...

The Security Council is the only U.N. body that can make legally binding decisions such as imposing sanctions and authorizing ...

More than 100,000 people have been displaced since the start of the year in eastern Congo as a result of a new rebel offensive, according to a United Nations ... province of North Kivu, more ...

Congo's North Kivu Governor Dies From Injuries in Rebel ... a government source and an internal UN report seen by Reuters confirmed on Friday. (Reporting by Ange Kasongo; Editing by Bate Felix ...

Press Release - In Beni, North Kivu Province, MONUSCO celebrated World Environment Day on Thursday, June 5, by organizing an awareness campaign and planting trees at a local school. "It's a very ...

The UN warned that the raging conflict in North Kivu had displaced more than 400,000 people this year and could spark a regional war. “The number of displacements is now over 400,000 people this ...