The Congolese government can ban former President Joseph Kabila's party, but peace in the country's east will only come when Kinshasa addresses the threat to Rwanda from the genocidal militia, FDLR, ...

This, officials argue, is to formalise extraction of ores in the troubled eastern part of the country where Kinshasa accuses Rwanda of fuelling an armed rebellion to profit from the wealth illegally.

In DR Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi has visited those left homeless by floods in the capital over the weekend. Heavy rains have killed more than 30 people and caused widespread destruction.

Thousands have been killed and 700,000 displaced this year, after Rwandan troops and M23 rebels invaded eastern Congo.

The rebels are supported by about 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda, according to U.N. experts, and at times have vowed to ...

The rebels are supported by about 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda, according to U.N. experts, and at times have vowed to march as far as Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, about 1,600 kilometers ...

Kinshasa, over 1,000 miles away. Rwanda has rejected charges, including by the Congolese government and U.N experts, that it backs M23 in eastern Congo, a region that is now one of the world’s ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is bracing for a political storm. Former president Joseph Kabila, once ousted amid mass protests, has announced a surprise return after an exile. But he’s not walking ...

Rwanda's foreign affairs ministry suspended all diplomatic relations with Belgium in March 2025. Soon afterwards, Belgium expelled Rwandan diplomats. This came weeks after Belgium had suspended ...

The Rwanda-backed armed group M23 vowed on Thursday to march on the DR Congo capital, Kinshasa, as its fighters made further advances in the mineral-rich east of the country.

Kinshasa has been lobbying top European clubs to cancel sponsorships with Rwanda, accusing it of backing M23 rebels.

Congo's government and Rwanda-backed rebels are meeting in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar for much-anticipated talks in a renewed push for peace in the conflict-battered eastern Congo, where the ...