Congo

An escalation of fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has strained the Central African nation's public finances, the International Monetary Fund says. Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have staged an unprecedented advance in eastern…

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has raised alarm over worsening insecurity in the North and South Kivu provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where continued violence is…

Six weeks after Rwanda-backed rebels seized two major cities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the region is facing a serious setback in its battle against the mpox outbreak. The DRC bears the highest burden of the virus, with…

Officials from the party of the former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila have been summoned by a military prosecutor, signaling rising political tensions as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels gain ground in the east. The exact…

The Democratic Republic of Congo government has offered a reward of $5m (£4m) for help arresting three leaders of a rebel group, which has seized large parts of the mineral-rich east of the country this year. Corneille Nangaa, a former…

Severe outbreak of Mpox is spreading through the town of Kabare, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis in the war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The disease, primarily transmitted through close…

Aid operations in Burundi are reaching breaking point as thousands of refugees pour in from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), fleeing intensifying violence. In under a month, nearly 63,000 people have crossed into…

A mass rally led by rebel leader Corneille Nangaa erupted into chaos on Thursday as gunfire and explosions sent crowds scrambling in terror in the eastern Congolese city of Bukavu. Eyewitnesses reported multiple casualties, with people seen…

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s President,  Félix Tshisekedi has announced plans to form a unity government as violence escalates in the country’s east and criticism mounts over his handling of the crisis. In his first public remarks…

United Nations special envoy to Congo, Bintou Keita, has called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), urging an end to the escalating violence. “There is…