For decades, the Masisi region in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo stood as a beacon of prosperity, famed for its cattle herding and farming. Its fertile lands made it the breadbasket of the ...

Direct peace talks between AFC/M23 rebels and the Congolese government are set to start in Luanda, on March 18, Angola's ...

The BBC meets residents of Goma following the rebel takeover and those being forced by the M23 to leave camps.

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized two strategically important cities in eastern DR Congo in under a month, marking a significant escalation in their long-running conflict against Congolese forces.

Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor ... of North Kivu and South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo, DRC). The UN Human Rights Council further established ...

If security situation not resolved and combined with US aid suspension, DR Congo will become epicenter of major pandemic outbreak, says Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief M23 ...

Large patches of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are now under the control of the M23 rebel group with the support of some 4,000 Rwandan soldiers, according to UN experts. On Friday ...

Afterwards many Hutus fled into DR Congo, including some involved the genocide. Rwanda says they remain a threat. Critics say Kigali has its eye on DR Congo's vast mineral wealth, crucial for much ...