The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the richest countries in natural resources—yet one of the poorest in human development. How did a land with such vast potential end up with such a tragic ...

A deal signed in Washington has been touted as a major step toward peace in Congo following decades of conflict that has ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decades-long ...

More than 100 groups are engaged in ethnic disputes or fights in eastern Congo.  Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

When Paskazia Kimanuka heard gunfire near her home in eastern Congo in early November, she knew what to do. Grabbing just a few possessions, the 58-year-old widow set off on foot with her six ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is ablaze once again, and like many times prior, it is Rwanda and their network of Tutsi militants at the helm of this chaos. The history between the Congo and ...

Congo became mired in a series of wars in which more people were killed than in any other conflict since the Second World War. The country’s next leader, Laurent-Désiré Kabila , was ...

The region has a history of outside interference. This time, Kinshasa has sought help from Burundi, ... Congo’s government said at least 7,000 people have died in the fighting since January.