In January 2025, the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) escalated with fighting between Government forces and the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group intensifying. M23 rebels ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the worst conflict-affected countries to be a child. Today, the number of people in the DRC facing extreme hunger is among the highest in the world.

In a letter seen by Jeune Afrique, the former Congolese president – absent from the DRC since December 2023 – says he is preparing to come back ‘by way of the east’. On 8 April, Joseph Kabila wrote to ...

Previous attempts by Joe Biden to engage US companies with the DRC’s mineral wealth faced challenges due to concerns over corruption, environmental harm and labour issues. Additionally ...

Public investment management in the DRC suffers from weaknesses across the whole project ... and by budget credibility issues. This report proposes seven high-priority recommendations that could ...

In DRC women are believed to scare minerals away. But stones were Virginie Adala’s first love. Today the young geologist is on a mission: to mitigate the environmental impact of the mining sector.

The DA has expressed concern about the withdrawal of SANDF troops from the DRC. Picture: Gallo Images/Brenton Geach The withdrawal of South African troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), about the size of Western Europe, is the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The DRC is endowed with exceptional natural resources, including minerals ...

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted of attempting a coup to life imprisonment, days before US government officials ...

Head of the President's Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak and Advisor to the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Désiré Cashmir Eberande Kolongele discussed security issues, the importance of ...