Lumumba remains a leading figure in Congolese and African history. He was a revolutionary and a national hero whose ...

Washington — President Trump on Friday celebrated the signing of a U.S.-brokered peace agreement between the Democratic ...

During a White House ceremony on Friday marking a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, ...

Representative Sheila Cherfilus McCormick (D-FL) issued a statement praising the recent peace agreement between the ...

The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast natural resource wealth - continues to perform poorly. Systemic corruption since independence in 1960, combined ...

Learn about sources of continued violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and how the United Nations, African Union, and neighboring countries are struggling to curtail it.

In early 2025, fighting between Congolese security forces and militant groups led by M23 escalated rapidly, culminating in M23’s capture of Goma, the regional hub of the Eastern Democratic Republic of ...

The number of mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to rise. According to the World Health Organization, Congo has over 26,000 suspected cases - over 80% of the world's total.

She said more than two-thirds of the world’s cobalt is mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “DRC really depends on the tax revenues that are associated with mining.

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the second-largest nation in sub-Saharan Africa, with a rapidly growing population of more than 100 million. The DRC is endowed with exceptional natural ...