The Latest Breaking News from Congo

Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in Central and West Africa are said to be among the fastest growing on a continent whose governments have long struggled to address some of the world’s worst infrastructure and the complications of climate change

In tonight's edition, At least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday. Also, Kinshasa will begin a vaccination campaign on Saturday, three days later than planned. And The Zimbabwean government will this month pay an initial $20 million to foreign white…

Sex workers insist that despite risks of reinfection or spreading the virus, they have no choice

An armed rebel group in Congo generates around $300,000 a month in revenue through its control of a mining area in the east of the country, the U.N. Security Council heard

Doctors Without Borders reports surge in sexual violence cases in Congo due to armed conflict, urging urgent humanitarian intervention.

Doctors Without Borders says it has treated an “unprecedented” number of victims of sexual violence in Congo last year

A leading rights group says Rwanda’s army and a militia it backs shelled camps for displaced people in eastern Congo

DRC accuses Rwanda of violating its sovereignty and territorial integrity by sending troops to help armed groups.

A regional court in East Africa is hearing a case filed by Congo against neighboring Rwanda, accusing it of violating Congo’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by sending troops to help rebels in the country’s east