RUBAYA, DR Congo, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Lying at the heart of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rubaya stands as a striking paradox. This bustling mining town, home to hundreds of ...

People have started returning to cities in the DRC affected by the M23 fighting. Saké, where Human Rights Watch identified Rwandan troops in January, was a key site before the fall of Goma.

Belgium, which has voiced concern about Rwanda's support for rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has said it will respond in kind. Rwanda has severed all diplomatic ties with ...

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 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is having “daily exchanges” with the United States government with the aim of securing a minerals-for-security deal, Congolese officials have told ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame have held direct talks for the first time since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities ...

The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached a critical juncture. It comes after the recent withdrawal of Angola as a key mediator and the emergence of a newly expanded ...

DRC - The Rwanda-backed M23 group said it would not attend Tuesday's peace talks with the DR Congo government in the Angolan capital Luanda following EU sanctions on some of its top brass.

OSAKA, Japan—The Japanese have been drinking sake since the eighth century. Back then, it was believed the rice-based liquor warded off ghosts. Today, it has a stronger spirit to contend with ...

This followed a series of setbacks for the SADC Mission in the DRC (SAMIDRC), culminating in the January seizure of Sake and Goma by the Rwandan-backed M23. Since its deployment in December 2023, the ...

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 ...