As the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has intensified in recent months, the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, has been working to protect civilians - including in areas under ...

Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, political tensions, regional power struggles and battles over its natural resources ...

Rwandan-backed rebels now control large parts of eastern Congo and threaten to expand their offensive west into two ...

The M23 armed group took control of Goma's airport on Tuesday ... Tshisekedi was to meet Wednesday with Rwandan President Paul Kagame at an "extraordinary" summit of the East African Community ...

Rwanda President Paul Kagame said the fruitful joint summit took ... In January, M23 took control of Goma, the capital of the mineral-rich North Kivu province, followed by the capture of Bukavu ...

At the instance of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and his Rwandan counterpart, President Paul Kagame met ...

Goma residents began evacuating the city early ... with his thanked DRC and Rwandan colleagues Etienne Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame respectively.

Kenya Airways has lost 35% of revenue since January in three DRC routes on airspace closure. Airline was forced to suspend ...

The situation in eastern DRC continues to deteriorate, with M23 rebels gaining ground and diplomatic efforts failing to produce viable solutions. The rebels’ refusal to negotiate or withdraw from ...