Critical minerals factor into the fight.

The mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been dogged by conflict for more than 30 years, since the 1994 Rwandan genocide.Numerous armed groups have competed with the central ...

"It wasn't Guinea-worm disease. After receiving treatment, he was able to resume his life as a fisherman. I was very proud to have helped him." In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the elimination ...

The Congolese government forces (FARDC), fighting alongside a coalition of other forces, recently intensified their battle against the March 23 Movement (M23) in the eastern DR Congo. In response, the ...

Kagame's comments clearly suggested that he wants South Africa to back off from DR Congo, where its military involvement ...

A group of Romanian citizens stranded in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo due to military conflict has been successfully evacuated from the country, but not before some of ...

Congo’s leader has called on young people to enlist in the army to help fight Rwanda-backed rebels attempting to seize more ...

Kagame said he held two conversations this week with Ramaphosa about the situation in eastern DRC, where M23 rebels, backed ...

Just over three years after the resurgence of the M23 in eastern DR Congo, the rebel group's war with a government coalition saw its biggest escalation on Sunday, January 26, when the rebels entered ...

The Rwandan president accused president Cyril Ramaphosa and officials of distorting talks between the two, calling it a mix ...

The security situation in the city of Goma is deteriorating, and journalists can no longer report, the media has been forced ...

Armed rebels are fighting to take control of the eastern Congo's largest city, prompting a Church leader to appeal for help ...