DAKAR, Senegal — Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels have signed a declaration of principles for a permanent ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ethnic tensions and quest for rich minerals have resulted in ...

Arson attacks on Ebola treatment centres in the Democratic Republic of Congo underscore the serious challenges authorities ...

The rebels are hoping that Washington’s push to secure non-Chinese sources of critical minerals could translate into political legitimacy and economic support.

The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s key city of Goma announced a unilateral ceasefire in the region Monday for humanitarian reasons, following calls for a ...

GOMA, Congo — Congo and Rwanda -backed rebel group M23 on Saturday signed a framework agreement for a peace deal, the latest step in the so far unsuccessful efforts to end the decades-long conflict in ...

DAKAR, Senegal — A rebel group in eastern Congo has detained civilians, including two journalists, in metal shipping containers without light or ventilation, an advocacy group said Tuesday. Reporters ...

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) on Sunday launched airstrikes on the rebel positions in Masisi and Walikale territories in the eastern province of North Kivu, according to ...

The eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has joined a growing number of conflicts where drones are being used to target journalists, as two strikes hit a community radio station, followed by calls ...

Rebels in Congo say the United States has fallen short as a mediator in efforts to end the conflict in the African country's mineral-rich east.

Experts say several crises combine to make this Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, the scene of many such outbreaks over the years, especially difficult to contain.