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Military personnel in the Democratic Republic of the Congo stepped up patrols in the government stronghold of Goma on Friday, as Rwanda-backed rebels encircled the city. Residents described the spread of panic as M23 rebels took control…

The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known as MONUSCO, has announced that “over 600 combatants from the Zaïre armed group, have laid down their arms,” which a UN spokesperson said is “a first step towards…

Initial results from a presidential poll in DR Congo were expected Friday after shambolic elections spread over several days which the authorities deemed successful. That assessment however is one that many in the country may dispute and…

Whether they are in favor of change or continuity, whether they are full of hope or without any illusions, many in Kinshasa, the capital, Goma or Lubumbashi in the east, want to believe that the elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

The second edition of the DRC Country Risk Conference was well attended by investors and senior Congolese officials. The DRC's Finance Ministry organised the conference to help investors understand the risks and opportunities in the…

The European Union has urged Rwanda to stop supporting the M23 rebel group, which has captured swaths of territory in North Kivu province in neighbouring (DRC). The DRC along with the United States and several European countries has…

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Tuesday relaxing the embargo on arms exports to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a decision hailed by Kinshasa as an "injustice repaired”. The resolution removes language that previously…

Over 55 people have been killed and dozens injured by widespread floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Congo's capital, Kinshasa. Kinshasa's 24 neighbourhoods were affected according to local officials. Some 12 million people…

A new case of Ebola haemorrhagic fever has been confirmed in the north-western Democratic Republic of Congo. The case was detected in a 31-year-old male in Mbandaka city, the capital of Congo’s Equateur province. The World Health…