Democratic Republic of Congo launched its first state-backed gold refinery as it moves to formalize a trade historically linked to smuggling and conflict in the country’s mineral-rich east.

U Rwanda ruvuga ko rubabajwe n'ibi bihano "byibasira uruhande rumwe gusa birurenganya", mu gihe DRC yabishimye ivuga ko ari "ikimenyetso gikomeye mu gushyigikira iyubahirizwa ry'ubusugire" bwayo.

The latest reports of aerial bombardments by the Kinshasa regime targeting civilian-populated areas in eastern DR Congo should alarm not only the region, but the entire international community. The ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has signed a $1.2 billion, five-year health partnership with the United States, joining Uganda in embracing Washington's new bilateral financing model, even as Zambia ...

DR Congo government forces launched an attack on AFC/M23 rebels in the country's east, using drones to strike a strategic mining site occupied by the Rwanda-backed rebels, security sources told AFP ...

Protesters burn barricades in downtown Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Jan. 28. Fighting between the Congolese military and the M23 rebels, supported by Rwanda, has left ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing to raise $750 million in April with its first international bond sale, and will use the proceeds to fund infrastructure projects. Surging prices of metals ...

Kinshasa is Africa’s largest megacity, sitting atop immense natural wealth while millions struggle without basic services. This video explores how history, corruption, and foreign influence collide ...

World-renowned scholar Professor Felix Kaputu releases Congo-Kinshasa: 65 Ans en Dérives, a landmark analysis that confronts 65 years of crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo and charts a ...

KINSHASA, Congo — The death toll from two attacks on civilians in eastern Congo by an Islamic State-affiliated rebel group has risen to 89, Congolese authorities said. Officials said late Tuesday that ...

The conclusion of the match between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal last Tuesday was overshadowed by regrettable incidents and acts of vandalism by Congolese supporters. This clash was ...

Faced with a lack of running water, unsanitary conditions and poverty, the Kinshasa neighborhood of Pakadjuma has struggled to end a cholera epidemic that has claimed hundreds of lives in the ...