Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, ...

The Congolese chessboard remains in motion - M23 dominates, the West fumbles, and Africa, ...

An occasional series where Mongabay’s founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives, and story summaries. The war ...

The economy of the capital of the North Kivu province, has ground to a halt after being seized by the rebel movement and its Rwandan allies in late January, due to the airport's closure and paralysis ...

Various UN peacekeeping troops were killed this weekend in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ... 17 km from Goma, in addition to guarding the UN Logistics Base housing civilians about to ...

In Goma, families deprived of their homes and livelihoods often wander in search of refuge, not knowing what tomorrow will ...

President Ramaphosa said that the SADC-East African community was working on securing a permanent ceasefire and getting ...

The United Nations Special Envoy of the Secretary General for the Great Lakes Region H.E Huang Xia yesterday paid a courtesy ...

Observers say the DRC has been inspired by Washington’s proposal to support Ukraine in its war against Russia in exchange for ...

In a stunning blow to cease-fire hopes, the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized the mineral-rich town of Walikale in the ...

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member and partner organisations (see signatories below) are ...