Congo's Senate has been asked to revoke the former president's immunity from prosecution to face charges of supporting an insurgency in the east.

Joseph Kabila denies charges of treason and war crimes amid escalating tensions in volatile eastern provinces.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Authorities in Congo have asked the country's Senate to lift the immunity of former President Joseph ...

Hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers seeking refuge at the United Nations' base in Goma since the eastern city's capture in January are being transferred to Kinshasa, the International ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has helped transfer hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers from the rebel-controlled town of Goma in eastern Congo to the capital ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is helping transfer hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers ...

For me, the 100th anniversary of Virunga National Park is the fruit of resistance. A peaceful resistance led by local ...

For the past 30 years, Rwanda has built its economy by exploiting the DRC ... the capitals of North and South Kivu provinces, respectively. Around one million people, including some 400,000 children, ...

Fierce fighting between the Congolese army and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has flared up again in the troubled east ...

reportedly backed by Rwanda. The rebels first captured Goma in late January, then took Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, in mid-February. Since January, 14 South African soldiers have been killed ...

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to work toward a peace agreement by May 2 after escalating violence ...