This agreement forms part of a wider deal with the Trump administration promising US access to Congolese coltan in exchange for assistance in quelling armed rebellions and stabilising the region.

In the early morning, the fields stretch as far as the eye can see, bathed in the soft light of the rising sun. In Kwilu, Kasai, and Tshopo provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ...

Billionaire Dan Gertler’s confidential arbitration testimony describes how he paid an associate of Congo’s former president, ...

Three envoys went to Congo with a quid pro quo offer from Washington. The venture ended with them fleeing the country two ...

Residents of eastern DR Congo say the country's appearance at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations provides hope at a time of ...

The Imaginary Tree that Hides a Forest Despite being nearly 80 times smaller than the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda is often blamed for the instability and poverty that characterize ...

Nevertheless, over the course of the previous year, the pair had fashioned themselves into two of the least likely soldiers ...

Having amassed an impressive attendance of over 16 500 attendees, including that of C-suite mining executives, government ...

Talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group are "progressing in the right direction", a diplomat told AFP Thursday after their negotiators met in Qatar.

Kibetsi is one of nearly a million Congolese who have returned to their homes since the M23 rebel group — backed by Rwanda ...