This follows reports that over 170 death row inmates have been transferred to Angenga prison for execution.

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 renewal means nearly 11,000 peacekeepers will continue their deployment until at least December 2025.

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

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...

In eastern Congo, people are trapped between relentless fighting in their villages and overcrowded camps with scarce food and rampant mpox. Survival i...

The development comes barely two months after the East African Community (EAC) announced that it is seeking a resumption of peace talks to end escalat...

The study conducted in the DRC highlights the potential of leaders to act as effective vaccine ambassadors but notes that this strategy only works und...

President Ruto’s clear answer must have come as a jolt to President Felix Tshisekedi.

Internal wrangling over ministerial positions delayed the formation of the cabinet.

These remarks are likely to increase tensions between Nairobi and Kinshasa, following Nairobi's recent efforts to contain the situation.

Brigadier General Sylvain Ekenge, spokesperson for the Congolese army, stated at a press briefing that the attempted coup was swiftly neutralized by d...

Mudavadi’s recent visit to Kinshasa coincided with heightened tensions between the countries, a sharp departure from years of growing economic and mil...

In February 2022, just months before the highly anticipated presidential election, Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto, now President, drew criticism...

Stanis Bujakera, 33, has been jailed since September over an article that suggested Congolese military intelligence operatives killed opposition polit...

The United Nations Security Council met on Wednesday to deliberate on the situation that has led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands.

Rwanda cited repeated violations of its airspace by Congolese fighter jets as contributing to the heightened tensions.

Blinken, travelling in West Africa, spoke by telephone with Tshisekedi to congratulate him on his victory, the State Department said.

Provisional results from the single-round presidential ballot showed that Tshisekedi had won 73 per cent of the vote.

Voters in the DRC are voting for the second day today, in a general election marked by severe logistical troubles that meant some polling stations nev...