The U.S. Agency for International Development sent $1.3 billion in foreign assistance to the Democratic Republic of the Congo last year, the world’s fifth-poorest country by GDP per capita.

Congo, the U.N. and Western powers say neighbouring Rwanda is backing M23 - accusations Rwanda denies. Rwanda has said it is defending itself against the threat from a Hutu militia, which it says ...

Crowds fled as gunfire rang out at a rally held by the leader of the M23 rebel group, Corneille Nangaa, in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Bukavu on Thursday, residents said.

The rebel advance has stirred fears of a regional war that could draw in Congo's neighbours. Rwanda has said it is defending itself against the threat from a Hutu militia, which it says is ...

As Rwanda-backed rebels closed in on eastern Congo's largest city, retreating army soldiers barged into Suzanne Amisi Wilonja ...

The EAC and SADC regional blocs have previously called for a ceasefire in the war in the mineral-rich region, which Congo's ...

Rwanda denies allegations that it provides arms and troops to M23, the latest in a long line of ethnic Tutsi-led rebel movements to emerge in Congo's east. It says it is defending itself against ...

Corneille Nangaa – who is the leader of the Congo River Alliance ... Rwanda has said it is defending itself against the threat from a Hutu militia, which it said is fighting with the Congolese ...

Wilmington City Council voted to give itself an additional 90 days to sort out how, or if, marijuana retail establishments ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi speaks during a press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, April ...

An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say. The interval between ...

In a bold diplomatic move, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi has reportedly proposed granting the United States and Europe access to the country’s vast mineral ...