A rebel group that claimed to have captured the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, after fighting with the Congolese ...

Disinformation campaigns are exploding across Africa, with Russia believed to be the main instigator. DW explains how the ...

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting between the M23 armed group and Congolese ...

With over 105 million people, the DR Congo is a mosaic of 250 ethnic groups and 700 languages, a testament to its rich cultural diversity. However, in the eastern provinces of North and South Kivu, ...

Rwanda justifies the M23 as a response to the very real victimisation Congolese Tutsis have faced. But the evidence suggests Rwanda may have reversed the order of events. It was the surfacing of the ...

Photographer and visual artist Sammy Baloji discusses his International Film Festival Rotterdam Tiger Competition entry, the importance of sound, and the Pier Paolo Pasolini adaptation he is hoping to ...

UNICEF is on the ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo delivering urgently needed humanitarian assistance.

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much ...

In Stanford's first inaugural Congo Week, students and experts celebrate Congolese heritage and discuss important issues regarding the DRC.

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

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.