In eastern Congo, M23 rebels backed by Rwanda have captured major cities, battled government troops, and challenged the authority of Kinshasa. Now ...

Le Monde traveled to Mongbwalu, a town in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the Ebola virus outbreak began. As the death toll continues to rise, local health facilities and NGOs have ...

Unlike Zaire Ebola virus disease, the relative newness of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease means it’s less researched, ...

DR Congo continent guide: its weight in Africa, role in the AU, SADC and EAC, minerals, peace talks and alliances, as of ...

ALBERT RUDATSIMBURWA in Kigali, Rwanda Rwanda Bureau KIGALI, (CAJ News) – JOSEPH Kabila’s decision to lead a new political-military movement is the latest development in a crisis that has deepened ...

US businessman Erik Prince and his mercenaries have emerged as key players in the war-stricken Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila has joined forces with the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group to lead ...

Several members of a private military company owned by Erik Prince were wounded or killed during a clash with M23 in Congo.

The injury of a former Green Beret and death of an elite soldier from New Zealand have highlighted the Blackwater founder’s ...

Rubaya’s coltan industry shows how mineral wealth can sustain livelihoods while under conflict. This study traces the mining district’s ownership, formalisation efforts and M23’s takeover, ...

“Gold shipments arriving from transit hubs and conflict-affected or high-risk areas are subject to enhanced risk-based screening at the point of entry, including verification of origin documentation, ...

More than a year after a peace deal was signed, violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is forcing people south to Tanganyika, where camps are already home to hundreds of thousands living in ...