GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo - "I wanted three children," Ombeni Mburano, 31, told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. "I've already had five, and the sixth is ...

Dr Congo is the world's largest exporter of cobalt with over 86,000 metric tons of the mineral coming from the country in 2020. Makers of electric car batters as well as solar batteries rely on ...

Ongoing fighting between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and an armed militia group called M-23 has left the African country in one of the world's largest humanitarian crises. The United ...

Fighting for control of the Democratic Republic of Congo's mineral wealth has killed millions. Trump wants to end it, and ...

Trump has accused “the Congo” – the informal name for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a much larger country located next to the Republic of the Congo – of releasing prisoners into ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.

What we know about claims 70 Christians were beheaded in Democratic Republic of Congo MONUSCO, the U.N. peacekeeping force in the DRC, said the reported killings were under investigation but ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a top cobalt producer. So why would it ban exports? The country is considering extending a restriction on cobalt exports to further push up prices.

A mystery illness has caused dozens of deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A "poisoning of a water source" may be a cause, the WHO says.

An Ebola outbreak has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). At least a dozen cases of the hemorrhagic fever have been reported in the Bolamba health zone, which is located ...

An outbreak of a mysterious illness dubbed “Disease X" has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), health officials say. Up to 143 people have died from the infectious disease.

A violent conflict has long besieged the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but the crisis has escalated since October. As Doctors Without Borders project coordinator in ...