DR Congo's army took control of the center of Kibumba on Friday after fighting broke out early in the morning with M23 rebels. The area had been completely occupied by the rebels before the fighting ...

North Kivu province Governor Julien Paluku has reassured residents of the eastern Congo city of Goma that it remains under the control of the Congolese army. He dismissed rumors that top government ...

Anti-corruption investigators say they cannot trace more than $70 million that mining companies claim to have paid to the government. The gap between what mining companies pay and what Congo's ...

• European Union Sanctions Rwanda and M23 Officials over Congo Conflict (March 17, 2025) • Canada and Germany Impose Sanctions on Rwanda for Supporting M23 Rebels (March 4, 2025) • UK Suspends ...

The IMF’s latest annual economic assessment indicates that while growth rates for 2014 were as high as 9.2 percent, poverty rates in the DRC are still among the highest in the world. And while the ...

• DRC and Rwanda Sign Declaration of Principles for Peace in Eastern Congo (April 25, 2025) • Canada and Germany Impose Sanctions on Rwanda for Supporting M23 Rebels (March 4, 2025) • UK Suspends ...

During a nine-day working visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo which began on 6 March, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Marie Guéhenno, spoke to IRIN in Kinshasa about ...

Canada and Germany have imposed sanctions on Rwanda because of its support for the M23 rebels in eastern Congo. Canada said in a statement. on Monday: “As a result of Rwanda’s actions in the eastern ...

KINSHASA, 12 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - An overwhelming number of voters have approved a new constitution put to a referendum in December 2005, which is expected to lead to general elections in the Democratic ...

Felix Tshisekedi has been elected president of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He won 38.57% of the vote of December 30th poll, according to the provisional results published by the Independent ...

The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday that strongly condemned the ongoing offensive and advance of M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The 15 ...

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, announced on Monday the suspension of defence consultations with Kigali due to the involvement of ...