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

DR Congo is a country in Central Africa but many people do not know that the country hosts many mineral resources important ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — On Monday, M23 rebels backed by Rwandan troops entered the city of Goma, in eastern ...

More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma, according ...

Almost 3,000 people have been killed in fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN has said. Vivian van de Perre, a senior UN official based in the city of Goma, said the ...

Talks are under way among leaders of African countries to end fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which ...

Feb. 4 (UPI) --Rebels occupying the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma called a unilateral pause in the fighting, but the government dismissed the cease-fire as a stunt designed to ...

Members of M23 rebel patrol on the street of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (Brian Inganga/AP) The UN’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in the ...

Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have vowed to take their fight to the country's capital – but their attempts to march south are have been met by resistance. Rwanda-backed rebels ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — On Monday, M23 rebels backed by Rwandan troops entered the city of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. They have now taken control of the city ...