Critical minerals factor into the fight.

More than 80 cargo trucks, loaded with goods destined for Goma, the capital of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are currently stuck at the Cyanika border in Kisoro District due to ...

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 ...

The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo on Friday, a day after ...

After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has reached alarming levels - with humanitarian needs now massive and ...

"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 ...

JOHANNESBURG -The World Food Programme (WFP) says several of its warehouses in Goma have been looted recently in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The M23 rebel group has been in combat with the ...

JOHANNESBURG - Civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have no access to basic necessities as conflict ...

Rwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congo’s largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital and ...

South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...