Crime has increased in eastern DR Congo's two major cities which were recently seized by the Rwanda-backed M23, the UN's ...

Violence raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed "more than 7,000 compatriots", many of them civilians, ...

As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals ...

Further reading: Goma bishop outraged after deadly maternity ... The Congo is rich in natural resources, and behind the armed groups fighting on our soil, there are also powerful international ...

Further reading: DR Congo: After fall of Goma, Pope Francis calls for prayers ... to end the illicit exploitation of our natural resources, and to achieve true independence," they declared while ...

To cross from Congo to its sister city in Rwanda here takes just minutes by land. The countries share a painful history but have little in common these days.

Since Goma fell, I’ve lived in fear. I don’t dare leave my house.” These are the words of Justin Shamutwa Masumbuko, general ...

I fled the fighting in Bweremana between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo [FARDC] and the M23 armed group ...

After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic ...

The DRC illustrates how millions of people in fragile, violent and conflict-affected parts of the world are at risk of ...

Kinshasa accuses Kigali of wanting to steal the region's abundant natural resources, including rare earth minerals ... UN ...

Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...