Kinshasa plans to field a candidate for Francophonie secretary general, setting up a new diplomatic clash with Rwanda amid wider regional tensions.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's government said on Sunday it feared "at least 200 dead" in a "massive" landslide that struck a militia-held mine in the country's east.Since its resurgence in 2021, ...

The Washington Accords, signed in December 2025 between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda under US mediation, promised an end to the devastating armed conflict in eastern Congo through troop ...

Drones targeted a strategic airport in the city of Kisangani in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the weekend, the provincial government said Monday.

For months, people feared an onward assault on nearby Uvira, which had become an important stronghold for the Congolese army and pro-government militias (known as Wazalendo), and an entry point for ...

Global Witness is calling for businesses and governments to better consider the human cost of rare earth minerals.

A landslide last week killed at least 200 people in eastern Congo at a rebel-controlled coltan mine and families of the ...

Eight explosive‑laden drones targeted the airport serving the northeastern Congolese city of Kisangani over the weekend, local authorities said, blaming the AFC/M23 rebel group and neighbouring Rwanda ...

A landslide last week collapsed tunnels at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead ...

Taarifa Investigative Desk has established that a coalition of rebels AFC/M23, Twirwaneho, RED Tabara and Gumino have today engaged in violent gun battle against the government troops and allies as ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — A landslide earlier this week collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead, rebel authorities said Saturday.

"Some bodies have been found," he said, without giving an exact number but suggesting it could be significant.