Former president Thabo Mbeki says that for as long as the Democratic Republic of Congo refuses to look after the Rwandan-speaking Congolese population in the eastern part of the country, then military ...

North Kivu was among the war-torn regions Pope Francis entrusted to the prayers of the faithful during his Sunday Angelus ...

The UN mission in eastern Congo was initially meant to be quickly concluded at the request of Kinshasa. However, the M23 offensive in North Kivu has led to a reassessment. Will the peacekeeping ...

United Nations agencies on Friday called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as ...

Following the fall of Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province in eastern DR Congo, into the hands of the AFC/M23 rebel alliance, Corneille Nangaa, its political leader said the group is undeterred to ...

The UN Security Council convened its second emergency meeting in three days on Tuesday to address the escalating crisis in ...

One woman who was carrying her child and a few belongings told the BBC's Great Lakes service: “Bombs from clashes kept ...

The East African Community (EAC) heads of state have called for an immediate ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of ...

5. Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (5.72 million) Kinshasa, situated along the Congo River, is the largest French-speaking city in the world. The city is a cultural hub, known for its music ...

Pope Francis expressed his “extreme concern” for the worsening security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much ...

Authorities say at least 773 people were killed in the eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma city and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels ...