The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

Photographer and visual artist Sammy Baloji discusses his International Film Festival Rotterdam Tiger Competition entry, the ...

In the two Congos, there's a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as "sapeurs", who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it was rooted ...

Lubumbashi is little known, but its minerals electrified the world, created atom bombs and are key to greener energy, the ...

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries hired by the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South ...

Fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo's military and Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 has intensified in recent days ...

Rwanda has criticized South Africa's military involvement in eastern DR Congo, accusing Pretoria of fighting on the behalf of ...

Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what ...

Their record adds to a long history of Congo hosting hired guns whose efforts often ended in failure. Some older Congolese remember the use of mercenaries in the 1960s, including a group led by ...