Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...

About twenty-five thousand Indian citizens live in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr Jaiswal said. Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday that ...

The southern African regional bloc SADC declared its "unwavering" support for DR Congo after holding an emergency summit in Zimbabwe's capital Harare on Friday, which was attended remotely by ...

In Stanford's first inaugural Congo Week, students and experts celebrate Congolese heritage and discuss important issues ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) backed the independence, sovereignty and territorial sovereignty of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday amid an offensive by the M23 rebel ...

A map of Africa highlights two countries: Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, along with two major Congolese cities, Kinshasa and Goma.

But experts say the real reason is Congo’s rare minerals, which power our phones and devices. Ruth Maclean, New York Times West Africa bureau chief, explains how the rebels and their patrons in ...

The UN mission in eastern Congo was initially meant to be quickly ... "In Maliand the Central African Republic, Russian mercenaries were initially welcomed with enthusiasm, but I doubt that ...

More than 700 people have been killed and 2,800 injured in just five days since fighting escalated in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between January 26-30, UN Secretary-General ...

In tonight's edition: Calm returns to DR Congo's eastern city of Goma as M23 rebels advance south. Also, the Southern African Development Community holds a special meeting in Zimbabwe to discuss ...

It reached new heights in recent weeks as they seized control of large swathes of territory in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and now, are advancing on the regional capital Goma.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the “global south” on the world stage, but the deaths of 13 of its soldiers in eastern Congo ...