Mine shafts snake under the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's mountains, but instead of the Congolese government their ...

Democratic Republic of Congo is considering sending representatives to peace talks with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group ...

Angola has been trying to mediate a lasting ceasefire and reduce tensions between Congo and neighbouring Rwanda, which has ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group cautiously welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's government and the rebel group M23 will meet in Angola for peace talks on March 18. The ...

At least half a million people have been displaced by the fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the past two ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is considering participating in peace talks with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group, ...

M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance into eastern DR Congo. While the rebels are outnumbered by the Congolese army, DW examines whether the military has the capacity to respond ...

The heavily armed rebels do not act alone. They are backed by neighbouring Rwanda, according to the UN and the US. Rwanda ...

African leaders on Thursday announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi who were ...

Is a deadly past replaying for Congolese as M23 rebels march on Kinshasa amid presence of Rwandan and Ugandan troops?

The M23 has continued to gain ground in eastern DR Congo and last month seized the region's second-biggest city, Bukavu.