GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo - "I wanted three children," Ombeni Mburano, 31, told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. "I've already had five, and the sixth is ...

Rebels affiliated with the Islamic State group killed 66 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials said ...

A solar minigrid in a Goma neighborhood where almost everyone lacked access to electricity just five years ago is offering a ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda, accusing it of fuelling the rebellion. At least 13 soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces in the DRC have been ...

The remains of a Congolese customs worker who was killed for resisting a bribe and beatified by the Vatican have been ...

Since January 2025, M23 rebels have controlled Goma, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Violence overshadows everyday life.

A U.S.-Qatar-mediated peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda was expected to bring an end to a decades-long cross-border conflict in central Africa when it goes ...

Learn about sources of continued violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and how the United Nations, African Union, and neighboring countries are struggling to curtail it.

The U.N. accuses Rwanda of supporting rebels who have taken over large swathes of the Democratic Republic of Congo - home to valuable minerals.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Friday signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decades-long deadly fighting in eastern Congo while helping ...

Members of the M23 rebel group mount their vehicles in Goma, North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, April 7, 2025.