The operation to guard farmers who grow corn, beans, potatoes and manioc is known as "Secure Harvest" and it aims to allow them to work freely during...

The last significant military reshuffle took place in October 2022, when Tshisekedi appointed Tshiwewe as chief of staff.

Earlier this month, local authorities said the disease had killed 143 people in the southwestern Kwango province in November.

Some artisanal mines are run by armed groups involved in massacres of civilians, mass rapes, looting and other crimes, according to UN experts and hum...

The doses' arrival will boost hopes of curbing the outbreak, which the WHO has declared a global public health emergency.

Symptoms of the illness include headache, cough, fever, breathing difficulties and anaemia, according to the WHO.

A local civil society group said seven homes had been swept away and 31 damaged, putting the death toll at 10.

They also welcomed the continued efforts of the African Union Peace and Security Council and the United Nations Security Council in exploring options...

Tshisekedi said the current constitution, ratified by a referendum in 2005, needed to change because it did not align with the country's current reali...

A police officer present at the scene on Tuesday morning told Reuters that the coffin where the tooth had been was "open and empty".

Congo's mpox vaccination campaign is a key step in efforts to contain the outbreak at its epicentre

He added that a team would be dispatched to carry out investigations into each mining company to prevent the exploitation of the local population.

CODECO is one of a myriad of militias fighting over land and resources in eastern DR Congo.

The vaccine, known as MVA-BN, is administered in two doses, four weeks apart, to individuals over 18 years.

All three were found guilty of criminal conspiracy, terrorism and other charges, and sentenced to death in a ruling read on live TV.

The two processes seek to address the two dimensions that define the security challenges in the Eastern DRC.

Local administrator Alain Kiwewa confirmed the convoy had been attacked and said five of its vehicles had been burned.

The motive for the attacks was not clear but militia violence in Congo is linked to long-running competition for influence and the region's rich miner...

The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a rebel group, are alleged to have killed more than 40 people in an attack on Mayikengo village this week and over...

The incident was caused by night sailing, Rita Bola Dula, Mai-Ndombe province governor, told Reuters, adding that the investigations continued.