With over 105 million people, the DR Congo is a mosaic of 250 ethnic groups and 700 languages, a testament to its rich cultural diversity. However, in the eastern provinces of North and South Kivu, ...

Today Stairs is honoured with a street, island and multiple plaques, despite committing atrocities and adding 150,000 square kilometres to the Belgian king’s monstrous colony. During this period ...

Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 group is one of about 100 armed factions vying for a foothold in eastern Congo in one of Africa’s ...

Last week, after the worst eruption the Congo had seen in a decade, blood did in fact run in Léopoldville (pop. 300,000). In Brussels the reaction was stunned surprise. For 50 years the Belgians ...

Diplomatic sources say the bloc is facing calls to suspend its wide-ranging minerals agreement with Rwanda amid fears it is ...

the DRC filed criminal complaints in Belgium and France against subsidiaries of the US tech group, alleging they used minerals supplied by armed groups committing atrocities in eastern Congo.