After talks in Qatar, the two countries’ presidents said they were committed to an unconditional truce between Congo’s army and a rebel group that Rwanda denies backing. By Elian Peltier and ...

April 4 (Reuters) - Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have withdrawn from the strategic town of Walikale, describing the move as a goodwill gesture ahead of planned ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's president commuted the death sentences of three Americans who were convicted on charges of participating in a coup attempt last year, officials announced Wednesday.

KINSHASA, March 17 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has met U.S. lawmaker Ronny Jackson to discuss fighting in the east of the country and opportunities for U ...

Congo and Rwanda reaffirmed their commitment to an immediate ceasefire, but the joint statement does not specify on how it would be implemented. DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi met with ...

FILE - Back row from left, Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson, all American citizens, attend a court verdict in Congo, Kinshasa, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, on charges of ...

Belgium, Rwanda’s former colonial ruler, pushed for the European Union to impose sanction against Rwandan officials over their role in invading eastern Congo and plundering its mineral wealth.

Rwanda has accused Belgium of repeatedly undermining Rwanda over the M23 offensive in Congo. Rwanda announced on Monday that it had severed diplomatic ties with Belgium, giving Belgian diplomats ...

M23 rebels said they were pulling out of talks with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo because EU sanctions against Rwandan officials earlier in the day "undermined" negotiations.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame have called for an "immediate ceasefire" in eastern DR Congo, after having direct talks in Qatar.

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels said on Monday that they had withdrawn from planned peace talks aimed at resolving a spiralling conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo after the EU imposed sanctions ...

Diplomatic efforts are ongoing to put an end to the conflict in eastern DR Congo. What should have been a major breakthrough – the Congolese government meeting the M23 rebel group in the first ...