Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is getting worse.

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 ...

Today, the Council imposed restrictive measures on nine individuals and one entity responsible for acts that constitute serious human rights violations and abuses in the Democratic Republic of the ...

Recently, the U.N. Security Council passed Resolution 2773, which calls for an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of foreign military forces from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The diamond trade has fueled multiple civil wars, most notably in African nations such as Angola, Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The DRC is one of the world’s richest ...

Muslims around the world have been holding prayers to mark the festival of Eid al-Fitr after the end of Ramadan. Elon Musk’s SpaceX dominates the news these days, but a host of oddballs involved ...

At the onset of the meeting, HH the Amir welcomed the Presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, noting the friendly relations and growing cooperation between the State of ...

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).

Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi discusses violence in central Africa and a possible minerals deal with the United States on ‘Special Report.’ Judge orders US to ...

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 ...

By Elian Peltier Reporting from Dakar, Senegal Three American citizens who had been sentenced to death over a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo were sent back to the United ...