UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Rwandan-backed rebels now control large parts of eastern Congo and threaten to expand their offensive west into two neighboring provinces, the top U.N. official in the ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – a country the size of Western Europe with a population of about 70 million – plans are underway to divide its existing 11 provinces into 26.

Congo will replace civilian authorities with military administrations in two conflict-hit provinces for a month, the government said on Monday, announcing the details of a state of siege to ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo will expand the number of its provinces from 11 to 26 in the coming three months to fulfill a constitutional requirement before elections are held, Planning ...