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.

Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are set to sign a peace deal brokered by the Trump administration in Washington today. Insurgent group M23 currently occupies areas of eastern DRC. Critics of ...

Global Peace Index (GPI), released today by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), reveals a continuing decline in ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the deployment of 2,900 soldiers to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as part of the Southern African Democratic Community (SADC) mission.. The ...

A passenger boat carrying mourners to a funeral sank into a lake in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 40 people and leaving more missing, officials said on Friday. The ...

Eastern Congo’s turmoil, rooted in decades of conflict, sharply escalated earlier this year. In January, M23, a group allegedly supported by Rwanda, seized control of Goma, a strategic hub in ...

The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has held talks with Rwanda-backed rebels about protecting civilians in areas under their control in the east.

A boat capsized on Lake Tumba in the Democratic Republic of Congo, resulting in at least 30 fatalities and numerous missing individuals. Overloading and severe weather conditions, including heavy ...

GOMA, Congo — 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 ...

Members of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) have condemned recent public remarks made by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Jean-Pierre Bemba, accusing him of ...

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 ...

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.