The Latest Breaking News from Congo

Flu-like disease outbreak in Congo raises concerns with dozens of deaths reported. Epidemiological experts dispatched to investigate and contain the illness.

Congolese authorities say extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group killed at least 9 people, including an 8-month-old baby and a 14-year-old girl, in eastern Congo and kidnapped several others

Belgium’s Court of Appeals on Monday ordered the government to pay compensation to five Congolese women who were forcibly separated from their mothers during colonial rule. The court ruled that the abductions, which happened over 70 years ago, amounted to crimes against humanity.

Over 70 years ago, thousands of mixed-race boys and girls were torn from their mothers by order of the state. This week five survivors hope a court will censure Belgium for crimes against humanity

East African heads of state have made another push for peace in eastern Congo but its prospects remained bleak following a regional summit that was marked by the Congolese president’s absence and an early departure of his Rwandan counterpart

A creative arts program is nurturing refugee talents, such as Congolese teenager Ezra, to crack the at times elitist Australian art scene with industry skills.

WHO authorizes first mpox vaccine for children to combat outbreaks in Africa, aiming to protect vulnerable populations. Efforts include immunizing thousand...

The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children

Congo’s government has accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group of “ethnic cleansing” in the central African nation’s east