Felix Tshisekedi of Congo had long said his country would not negotiate with the Rwanda-backed militia, making the joint agreement a rare bright spot in the conflict. By Ruth Maclean The ...

Congo, Rwanda promise draft peace deal by May 2 Agreement expected to bring US investment to the region Rwandan-backed rebels have launched major offensive in Congo Washington discussing minerals ...

In a watershed joint statement, the warring Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 group released a joint statement on Wednesday pledging to an "immediate" cessation of hostilities until talks ...

Congo and Rwanda plan to sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to promote peace and economic development, sources told Reuters, part of a diplomatic push to end violence after an advance by ...

M23 has staged an unprecedented advance since January, seizing eastern Congo's two largest cities in an assault that has killed thousands and raised fears of a wider regional war. The latest peace ...

Read our new story here. The number of people who died after a motorized wooden boat caught fire and capsized in the Congo River in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 148 ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo government will initiate legal proceedings against former President Joseph Kabila for allegedly supporting Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the country’s mineral-rich ...

President Paul Kagame said that the mediation efforts by Qatar and the United States designed to achieve peace in eastern DR Congo are an acknowledged necessity, adding that Africa needs to ...

KINSHASA - Congo and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a process meant to end fighting in eastern Congo and attract billions of dollars of Western investment, U.S. President ...

War-torn Congo has low connectivity, with just around 30% of the population using the internet as of 2023, according to the International Te Congo grants licence to Starlink, reversing earlier ban ...

(Reuters) -SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Sunday in an X post that the company's satellite system Starlink is now available in Congo. Democratic Republic of Congo said on Friday that it had become ...

FILE - Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosts a signing ceremony in which Congo's Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, left, and Rwanda's Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, right ...