The Congolese government and opposing rebel movements have agreed to a ceasefire. It comes at a time when tensions have ...

In an escalation of a long-running conflict rooted in the spillover of Rwanda's 1994 genocide and the struggle over Congo's vast mineral resources, Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized Goma, eastern ...

With talks between Congolese officials and rebel representatives showing no sign of resolution, those displaced by violence ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) began on Tuesday the withdrawal of its peacekeeping forces from the eastern ...

The government of the DRC suspended the political party of former President Joseph Kabila, accusing him of supporting the M23 ...

The death toll from a boat fire and capsizing in Congo earlier this week rose to 148 with more than 100 people still missing, officials said Friday. About 500 passengers were on board. The wooden ...

The catastrophe unfolded when a fire started while a person was cooking on board the boat that was carrying some 500 ...

Planes serve only a limited number of cities and towns. As a result people often travel on lakes, the Congo River -- the ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo's government and a coalition of insurgents in the country's east including the M23 rebels have agreed to work toward a truce following peace talks in Qatar ...

At least 143 people died and dozens more went missing after a boat carrying fuel caught fire and capsized in the Democratic ...