The findings follow months of deepening tensions between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda over the notorious M23. The DRC has repeatedly accused Rwanda of backing the militia,...

But the talks mediator, Angolan President Joao Lourenco, went further announcing a "ceasefire" -- although giving no details. The DRC has repeatedly accused Rwanda of backing the M23, a charge...

In a speech outside the Democratic Republic of Congo's parliament, Philippe amplified remorse he first voiced two years ago over Belgium's brutal colonial rule -- an era that historians say...

In a speech outside the Democratic Republic of Congo's parliament, Philippe amplified remorse he first voiced two years ago over Belgium's brutal colonial rule an era that historians say saw...

A diplomatic feud between Kigali and Kinshasa has escalated in recent days as both sides trade accusations of aiding armed militias in the volatile eastern DRC region which borders Rwanda....

Kinshasa this week said Kigali was backing the March 23 Movement, which Rwanda denies, amid renewed clashes between the Congolese army and the militia in the east of the country....

The troops came across the corpses on Thursday by the Ituri river, in the Irumu territory of Ituri province, according to Red Cross representative David Beiza. A Red Cross team...

Ethiopian Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was on Tuesday re-elected as head of the World Health Organization, for a second five-year. The director-general received more than two-thirds of votes cast in the...

Authorities in southeastern DR Congo have seized one and a half tonnes of elephant ivory, legal and environmental officials said, in one of the largest hauls in Africa in years....

Kinshasa however responded it was "too soon" for any such decision on a pullout. Uganda joined Congolese forces on November 30 in a fight against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF),...