SADC Chairperson, President Mnangagwa and his East African Community (EAC) counterpart, Kenyan President William Ruto, are expected to hold a high-level meeting this week to formally appoint a panel ...

President Félix Tshisekedi has skillfully framed the M23 rebellion as a threat to the Democratic Republic of Congo's territorial integrity, painting a picture that the group is made up of foreign ...

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

Rwandan-backed rebels now control large parts of eastern Congo and threaten to expand their offensive west into two neighboring provinces, the top U.N. official in the conflict-torn country says ...

Ongoing violence and instability, including fighting by M23 rebels, has forced millions of people to flee their homes.

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has announced that it is no longer participating in peace talks after earlier confirming it would alongside the Congolese government, which says it will still ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the second largest country in Africa and one of the continent’s most important for nature conservation. Dense forests and woodlands cover more than half of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Mpox scars are seen on the hands of Bintu Biringingwa, at the Miti Murhesa hospital, some 25kms from Bukavu ...

Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila is returning to politics, adding a new dynamic at a time when Kinshasa is under pressure to deal with a rebellion in eastern Congo. In a change of strategy for ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has announced a $5 million reward for the capture of three M23 rebel leaders, including former electoral chief Corneille Nangaa, military commander ...

The United States is holding “exploratory talks” with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over a deal that would give it access to the African nation’s critical minerals in exchange for ...

It is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman – or a Christian. Disease is rampant, and children as young as 4 are being forced to work in mines. The Democratic Republic of ...