When Mobutu fled Kinshasa, the Kabila-Kagame coalition won the First Congo War in 1997. Kabila was installed as president of Zaire and changed the country’s name back to The Democratic Republic ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) owes much of its global renown to its music, reflecting its cultural diversity. The DR Congolese music scene is incredibly diverse and dynamic, encompassing ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the world’s most resource-rich countries, and in 2024, it attracted the largest volume of mineral exploration investment in Africa. Enhancing ...

Between 2002 and 2023, the Democratic Republic of the Congo lost nearly 10 percent of its tree cover and 6.6 percent of its humid primary forest, according to Global Forest Watch. A few accounts ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing one of the world’s largest displacement and humanitarian crises. Ongoing violence and instability have forced millions to flee their homes ...

But after negotiations with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy stagnated he is looking at another war-torn nation facing an invader as another option: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The two countries are on opposite sides in the war in their giant neighbour, DR Congo. The meeting comes amid an M23 advance that has seen the rebels seize two cities in eastern DR Congo.

M23 seizes mining hub, with rebel alliance leader saying call for a ceasefire from DRC and Rwanda ‘doesn’t concern us’. The three countries call for ‘immediate and unconditional ceasefire ...

Michel Atianga Bongombe is one of the local observers who monitor climate data at the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Yangambi research station. Today, after hours of baking beneath the ...

blocs resolved Monday to “expedite the peace process” in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by appointing an expanded panel of five facilitators. The decision was reached at a virtual ...