The M23 rebels' rapid advance is the latest chapter in eastern DR Congo's long history of instability. DW breaks down the key factors behind the ongoing turmoil.

For a time, Kenya seemed poised to become the most influential East African ally of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).From Félix Tshisekedi’s close relationship with former President Uhuru ...

The eastern DRC, scene of decades of relentless conflict, has been plunged into fresh turmoil as fighters from the M23 group ...

The WHO Africa office said the quick progression from sickness to death in Boloko is a key concern, along with the high ...

Health experts say an unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people ...

A mystery illness has caused over 50 deaths​ in the Democratic Republic of Congo. One of the outbreaks was preliminarily linked to children who had eaten a bat carcass.

The first cases occurred after children ate bats. Now hundreds of people in two villages are sick, and more than 50 are dead.

International sanctions against Rwanda will reduce the incentive for Kinshasa to engage in peace talks with M23 rebels who have made lightning advances in eastern Congo this year, a proscribed Rwandan ...

The United States says its embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to attend legal proceedings and closely follow developments in the case of three detained U.S. citizens who face the ...

Jane Kleeb, the chair of Nebraska's Democratic Party who first gained political notoriety as a climate activist a decade ago, won a national leadership post Sunday within the Democratic National ...