In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, as government troops and militia allies battle Rwanda-backed M23 rebels for control of mineral-rich land, civilians pay the price in a brutal war.

Deep in the Congo Basin, vast peatlands quietly store enormous amounts of Earth’s carbon — but new research suggests this ancient vault may be leaking. Scientists studying Africa’s largest blackwater ...

Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi is entering into partnership with the U.S. for investment in Congo's minerals sector and ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have now discovered for the first time that large blackwater lakes in the extensive peatlands of ...

DAKAR, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The military spokesperson for the M23 rebel group, Willy Ngoma, was killed in an army drone strike ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Congo faces its first Ebola outbreak in 18 years in remote Kasai province, with cases rising to 68 suspected ...

The burden that Patrice Lumumba, prime minister of the Republic of the Congo, assumed was an awesome one. On his young, slim shoulders — he was then thirty-four years old — rested the heavy weight of ...

For the experienced safari-goer, an intimate Kamba safari in this African country is the next great adventure.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has presented U.S. officials and the American people with a proposal: help bring security to the embattled central African country and, in return, receive access ...