Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, political tensions, regional power struggles and battles over its natural resources ...

President Félix Tshisekedi has skillfully framed the M23 rebellion as a threat to the Democratic Republic of Congo's territorial integrity, painting a picture that the group is made up of foreign ...

Given the presence of militants in the border areas, securing regional cooperation is essential.

Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, ...

Rebel leaders of the March 23 Movement (M23) arrived for further dialogue in Doha, Qatar, which has been mediating the ...

The Congolese chessboard remains in motion - M23 dominates, the West fumbles, and Africa, torn between unity and ...

At just 14 years old, Celestin Nahimana was forcibly recruited by the genocidal militia FDLR in the jungles of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). For years, he endured mistreatment, was ...

The European Union’s response to the armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has not matched the rapid ...

Armed groups have long profited from the region’s natural wealth. The Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) previously controlled much of Virunga’s charcoal trade, but M23’s ...

Rwandan-backed rebels now control large parts of eastern Congo and threaten to expand their offensive west into two neighboring provinces, the top U.N. official in the conflict-torn country says ...