South Africa has sent additional troops and military equipment to Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, political and ...

The DR Congo is so vast - two-thirds the size of Western Europe - that it is a member of both the East and Southern African blocs. The two regional groupings are joining forces to hold an ...

A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has issued an international arrest warrant for the leader of the Congo River Alliance, which includes the M23, for war crimes and treason.

Vivian van de Perre, deputy head of the UN mission in DR Congo, said Wednesday that “so far 2,000 bodies have been collected from the Goma streets in recent days, and 900 bodies remain in the ...

A summit of African leaders to address the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has directed army chiefs to meet within five days and “provide technical direction on an immediate and ...

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday said that he was disturbed by the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and warned that violence could spread throughout the ...

The UN Human Rights Council agreed Friday to launch an investigation into alleged violations and abuses committed during the deadly clashes gripping the eastern DR Congo. In an urgent session ...

The U.N. secretary-general appealed Thursday for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a recent escalation of fighting between rebels and the national army has killed at least 2,900 ...

Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the conflict in the DR Congo. Amid the violence, a clinic is helping civilian casualties recover and rebuild their lives. Show more Kate Adie ...

Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his DR Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi took part, though Tshisekedi was on video link. In Bukavu, capital of South Kivu province that is in the M23's sights ...