An African country that's the 11th largest in the world also shares its border with a staggering nine other countries.

The seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a ...

Congo calls an emergency UN Human Rights Council meeting, demanding an urgent investigation of violations it says have been committed by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.

A joint summit of leaders from eastern and southern Africa is underway in Tanzania as African governments try to find a ...

The worst could be yet to come in east Congo's escalating crisis, U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said on Friday, warning that abuses including rape and sexual slavery may increase.

Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda, ...

There has been fierce fighting as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advance towards the second-largest city in eastern Democratic ...

An immediate cessation of hostilities and taking positive action to allow meaningful dialogue so as to end the escalating insecurity in eastern DR Congo was the main call made in opening remarks by ...

Romania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) issued a press release confirming that a group of Romanian citizens is stranded ...

Sitting on the border with Rwanda and on the shores of Lake Kivu, it is a vital trading and transport hub that is within ...

Goma is the capital of the conflict-battered North Kivu province, whose minerals are critical to much of the world’s ...