The Congolese armed forces (FARDC) have been fighting to recover territory, backed by groups of militia known as Wazalendo.

Signs of Burundian troops in the eastern DRC province of South Kivu have been mounting in recent weeks, even if both Gitega and Kinshasa insist the Forces armées du Burundi (FAB) are not present on ...

heavy fighting erupted as Armed Forces of Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and militia coalition under their umbrella Wazalendo (patriots) camping in Ndoluma launched fierce attacks against the ...

Several territories in the region, particularly in the North Kivu province, are already under the control of the rebels. Planned face-to-face peace talks between the leaders of Congo and Rwanda in ...

DRC government asked for renewal ... After withdrawing from South Kivu province, MONUSCO's planned departure from North Kivu and Ituri was paused in July. At the time, Congo said security ...

The Kivu Railway was a 94 km (58 mi) long narrow gauge railway with a gauge of 3 ft 6 in from Kalundu to Kamaniola in the Congo, which operated from 1931 to 1958.

The Congolese president says he wants a constitution “adapted to the realities” of the DRC today ... against the backdrop of the war in North Kivu, where the M23 rebel group continues to ...

The conflict in the region has worsened in the last year, with rebels claiming victories in new territories. Several territories in the region, particularly in the North Kivu province, are already ...

traders in Bukavu say the gold from South Kivu is often sold to buyers based in Kigali or Cyangugu in Rwanda. "The illegal extraction of raw materials in the east of the DRC is one of the reasons ...

A first CH-4 combat drone system has been delivered to the DRC by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC). The batch, which includes three drones in addition to a ground station, is ...