The Latest Breaking News from Congo

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim they have begun withdrawing from the eastern Congolese city of Uvira

Super Eagles have challenged DR Congo’s use of several dual nationality players during World Cup qualification

It is increasingly difficult to give birth in eastern Congo

Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 says it has taken control of the strategic city of Uvira

In this new episode of Spotlight on Africa, we explore different perspectives on African history – from Unesco, which has just released the final three volumes of its General History of Africa, and from the Congo through the insights of artist and filmmaker Sammy Baloji.

Rwandan-backed rebels have pushed into the outskirts of Uvira in eastern Congo, according to local authorities

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been called “the worst place on earth to be a woman” and “the rape capital of the world”. A 2014 survey estimated that 22% of women and 10% of men had experienced sexual violence during the conflict in the country’s east. After years…

A bomb explosion has killed more than 30 people and wounded 20 others in eastern Congo

Congolese artist Sammy Baloji’s first documentary The Tree of Authenticity fuses images and sounds, and features a talking tree as its narrator, to highlight the connection between Democratic Republic of Congo’s colonial past and the present-day climate crisis. RFI asked the artist what inspired him to branch out into this…