The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have agreed to pause fighting as they work towards a broader peace deal, according to their joint statement.

The Kigali government has denied giving military help. But a US envoy last week called on Rwanda to withdraw from DRC territory. However, the latest statement, read on DRC national television and ...

It’s been over a month since SADC leaders decided at an extraordinary summit in Harare, to terminate the peacekeeping mission in the eastern DRC.

While the fragile truce in DRC is still subject to further talks, Kabila has made no secret of his ambitions to participate in the peace efforts. "He was head of state for 18 years.

Prince is no stranger to the DRC. Since at least 2015, firms linked to him have tried to gain a foothold in the country’s mining logistics and transport sectors. In 2023, the UN accused him of ...

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted of attempting a coup to life imprisonment, days before US government officials ...

The main mines exploiting coltan in the Great Lakes region of central Africa are found in the Rubaya area of eastern DRC. In February, Rwandan-backed armed group M23 conquered the region ...

The DRC announced Tuesday in a press release that defendants Marcel Malanga Malu, Taylor Christa Thompson and Zalman Polun Benjamin Reben had been sentenced to death there in January for "highly ...

Kinshasa, (EFE).- The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) suspended the political party of former President Joseph Kabila and ordered the seizure of his assets, accusing him of ...

Shabani criticised Kabila’s choice to return to the DRC through its eastern region, at a time when the city of Goma, capital of North Kivu province, has been occupied by rebels for nearly three months ...