|Published 1:00 PM ET, Friday April 18, 2025| At least 50 people have died and hundreds are missing after a motorized wooden boat, the HB Kongolo, caught fire and capsized on the Congo River near Mbandaka in northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on the night of April 15, ...

Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson attend court in Kinshasa in September 2024 SPONSORED Level Up Your Career with Online Computer Training! Master In-Demand Tech Skills — 100% Online & Flexible |Published 9:25 PM ET, Saturday April 05, 2025| Kinshasa: President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of ...

|Published 5:15PM ET, Monday March 31, 2025| ​Thomas Lubanga, a convicted war criminal residing in Uganda, has announced the formation of a new rebel group named the Convention for the Popular Revolution (CPR). The group aims to overthrow the government in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Ituri province, adding ...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets Jean-Claude Gakosso, foreign minister of the Republic of the Congo, in Beijing on March 28, 2025. [Photo/fmprc.gov.cn] |Published 4:40 PM ET, Monday March 31, 2025| China and the Republic of the Congo have agreed to enhance coordination on the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), signaling ...

|Published 9:40 AM ET, Wednesday February 26, 2025| A concerning health crisis has emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where a mysterious illness has claimed over 50 lives and affected hundreds more since January 21, 2025. The outbreak began in the village of Boloko, located in the Bolomba ...

More than three-quarters of the world’s cobalt comes from Congo—Image courtesy of The Impact Facility |Published 2:30 PM ET, Tuesday February 25, 2025| In a strategic move to address ongoing conflict and economic exploitation, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi has proposed granting the United States and European ...

|Published 1:11 PM ET, Sunday February 16, 2025| Dr Congo: On February 16, 2025, the Rwandan-backed March 23 Movement (M23) rebels advanced into Bukavu, a strategic city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), encountering minimal resistance from government forces. This incursion follows their capture of Goma in late January, further ...

|Published 5:30 PM ET, Wednesday 5, 2025| Hundreds of women inmates in Munzenze prison in Congo’s Goma were reportedly burnt alive after being raped during the chaos after Rwanda-backed rebel groups entered the Congolese city last week, leading to a surge in human rights violation. Rwanda-backed M23 rebels last week ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and Botswanan President Duma Boko gather before their meeting on the conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo in Mount Hampden, Zimbabwe, on Jan. 31, 2025 |Published 1:50 PM ET, Tuesday February 4, 2025| ZIMBABWE: In response to the escalating conflict in ...

Major General Peter Cirimwami Nkuba, the military governor of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Published 9:40 PM ET, Friday January 24, 2025 Rebels from the Rwanda-backed M23 have killed a military governor as they advanced through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the army has confirmed ...