Congo, which is rich in cobalt, lithium and uranium, has been fighting Rwanda-backed M23 rebels that seized swathes of its ...

Democratic Republic of Congo is considering sending representatives to peace talks with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group ...

Angolan President Joao Lourenco, the African Union’s peace mediator for the conflict in Congo, is pushing for direct talks ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group cautiously welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese government to end the conflict in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of ...

At least half a million people have been displaced by the fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the past two ...

Angola has acted as a mediator in the conflict in eastern Congo, which escalated in late January when the Rwanda-backed ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's government and the rebel group M23 will meet in Angola for peace talks on March 18. The ...

M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance into eastern DR Congo. While the rebels are outnumbered by the Congolese army, DW examines whether the military has the capacity to respond ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group and the allied Alliance Fleuve Congo have threatened, detained, and attacked journalists, critics, and civil society activists since capturing Goma in January.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is considering participating in peace talks with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group, ...

Fighting by Islamic State and other terrorist groups over minerals and power has led to widespread killings and rape in the DRC. Disease, child slavery and Christian persecution stalk the population.

The conflict has displaced more than 7 million people, and the M23 has seized key cities such as Goma and Bukavu.