The Latest Breaking News from DRC

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a "de-escalation process" to stop violence between the Congolese army and rebels, which the DRC claims are supported by Rwanda. Angola's President, serving as mediator, has called the agreement a “ceasefire”.

RFI has received testimony suggesting the government-funded French Development Agency is preparing to take over funding of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kahuzi-Biega Park from Germany. The alleged murder, rape and immolation of Batwa people living in the park was recently documented in a report by the NGO Minority Rights…

Photos appear to support claim that Indigenous villagers were killed in drive to force them from Kahuzi-Biega Park.

East African leaders agreed Monday to send in a regional force to try to end fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and called for an immediate ceasefire.

The Norwegian Refugee Council has declared the situation in DR Congo to be the world’s most neglected refugee crisis.

The decision comes as fighting escalates in DRC’s northeast, with Kinshasa claiming Rwanda is backing the M23 rebels.

EAC meeting convened to discuss sending personnel to eastern DRC where military has been fighting rebels

The Congolese independence hero’s relatives say that they can now ‘finish mourning’

Sixty-one years after Belgian mercenaries and separatists murdered Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba, Belgium officially returned his tooth, his only remains, in a televised ceremony on Monday.