Here, we’ll be breaking down an in-depth Reuters investigation into the African nation’s mines and looking into why parties ...

M23 insurgents control one of the planet's largest sources of coltan, a mineral prized by high-tech industries. Dislodging ...

On 12 May, The New Humanitarian witnessed a round-up operation of Karenga residents at a primary school in Sake, a town that is close to Goma. M23 soldiers - armed with rifles and whips - surrounded a ...

Congo has rejected Kenya’s appointment of a consul general in Goma, accusing Nairobi of breaching international law and ...

The recent efforts from the two regional blocs to initiate an African-led process came amid the escalating fighting in DRC ...

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 Democratic Republic of Congo held a national day of remembrance this weekend for what it calls the “Genocost” – a term ...

Colonel Patrick Gesore, a DR Congo army officer, his wife, and four others died in a plane crash near Kisangani minutes after takeoff. Only one bodyguard survived.

Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo are demanding justice following the massacre perpetrated by a group linked to the ...

An attack by a group affiliated to the so-called Islamic State organisation has killed at least nine people in eastern ...

More than 50 House Democrats are calling on the State Department to provide more information about a minerals-for-security ...

Diners flock to the terrace of Mother Antho Aembe’s restaurant in downtown Kinshasa to enjoy “liboke”, blissfully unaware of ...