Jordan Bita preferred to risk his life swimming across a roaring river than stay at home and be conscripted by rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The 25-year-old clung on to a black ...

to avoid the advancing rebels Jordan Bita preferred to risk his life swimming across a roaring river than stay at home and be conscripted by rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Backed by Rwanda, the M23 armed group has swept through the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, taking two regional ... he knows that the 'old man' can easily play a double game." ...

Since the ethnic conflict in neighboring Rwanda ... raised in or around the park on the eastern edge of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. None of them were rich. None of them would ever ...

M23 rebels in control of key areas of eastern Congo have agreed to a ceasefire with African coalition peacekeepers who ...

The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo tells The Associated Press that international sanctions ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) owes much of its global renown to its music, which reflects its cultural diversity.

What to Know The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of today’s violence can be traced back to old problems.

Democratic Republic of Congo will send a delegation to Angola on Tuesday for talks aiming to resolve a spiralling conflict against Rwandan-backed rebels in the east, the presidency said on Sunday.

Democratic Republic of Congo, which is rich in cobalt, lithium and uranium among other minerals, has been fighting Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who have seized swathes of its territory this year.