An escalation of fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has strained the Central African nation's public finances, ...

Eastern Congo’s collapse into chaos is not just another regional conflict—it’s a long-simmering crisis rooted in colonial borders, post-independence misrule, and modern-day battles for control over ...

This policy brief draws on Human Rights Watch research and engagement with the AU, notably during Mahamat’s second term from ...

But to understand why the Congolese state is weak, it is necessary to take a more expansive view – such as that of Jason ...

On the front lines of war in eastern Congo, a Monitor reporter struggled to make sense of the suffering she witnessed.

He took over leadership of the country in 2001 at the age of just 29, after his father and former coup leader, President ...

Why Africa rsquo;s Visionaries Are Always the First to Fall Africa remains a paradox mdash;overflowing with wealth yet ...

Congo’s justice minister says that authorities have asked the country’s Senate to lift the immunity of former President Joseph Kabila so that he can face trial on charges of supporting a rebel insurge ...

Italy’s Mediobanca struck back on Monday in its fight for independence with a €6.3 billion (US$7.15 billion) offer for wealth manager Banca Generali to be financed through its stake in insurer ...

[AFP] Fierce fighting between the Congolese army and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has flared up again in the Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled east despite truce talks between the two ...

Despite the talks, fighting reportedly continued on Friday in North Kivu province. Earlier this week, DR Congo and the M23 group said they were committed to peace, expressing hopes that a ...

Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo committed to drafting a peace agreement aimed at ending decades of conflict between the two countries in a ceremony at the US State Department Friday.