The Latest Breaking News from DRC

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a declaration of principles under the aegis of the United States, setting out a framework for a draft peace agreement to be discussed on 2 May.

In the last two weeks of February, humanitarian agencies reported 895 cases of conflict-related rape as M23 rebels advanced through the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees official, this was an average of more than 60 rapes a day.

US brings two countries’ foreign ministers together and voices an interest in investment in the DRC’s mineral-rich east.

Both sides say they have resolved to end conflict through peaceful means after ‘frank’ talks facilitated by Qatar

Tough negotiations are expected to resume in Qatar in the coming weeks for a broader peace deal.

Africa, with its huge Catholic population, featured prominently on Pope Francis’s agenda.

People traumatised by conflict have queued outside the Saint Vincent de Paul neuropsychiatric hospital in Goma each day since free scheme launched

Authorities accuse the 53-year-old politician of high treason over alleged ties to the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group.

Coltan linked to conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has likely entered the European Union market through international commodities trader Traxys, a Global Witness investigation has revealed.

Paris Saint-Germain has renewed its partnership with Visit Rwanda, the country’s tourism brand, until 2028. The deal, which began in 2019, has drawn criticism over Rwanda’s alleged involvement in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

More than 70 people have been killed and more than 5,000 displaced by floods currently hitting the country, reports Nick Ferris