Rich in an ore used in electronics, the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has become a geopolitical minefield.

As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is in turmoil - fighters from the notorious M23 rebel group have been surging through the ...

Some of the key issues lined up for discussions include the ongoing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the ... will also include intra-Africa trade and development.

The Second Congo War, known also as Africa’s World War ... From 2000 to 2020, Rwanda grew at over 7% annually, adding a year of life expectancy every year. In January 2025, M23 launched a ...

‘Tragically, Congo’s horror remains unchanged. Foreigners full of lust, rebel groups, and a corrupt government have and are ...

International researchers warn that the ongoing mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the potential to spread across borders more rapidly. The mpox virus has mutated, and the ...

Rwandan-backed rebels have entered a second major city in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, furthering a war that already has claimed thousands of lives. Hundreds of ...

Is it too late, asked Le Pays (Ouagadougou): have we "reached the point of no return" for another catastrophic conflict in Africa? Last week, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda ...

and South Africa, which is believed to have deployed up to 3,000 troops to Congo as part of both a United Nations peacekeeping mission and a Southern African regional force tasked with helping ...