DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels have signed a declaration of principles for a permanent ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ethnic tensions and quest for rich minerals have resulted ...

Thousands of people were working on the informal mining site in eastern Congo, in an area controlled by an armed militia.

The latest push for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has received a boost with endorsements from the United Nations peacekeeping mission MONUSCO and the Government of Rwanda, following ...

According to him, information on the exact number of casualties is difficult to verify, as the affected miners did not work ...

The preliminary cease-fire signed by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in Doha last ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels on Saturday signed a declaration of principles in Qatar to end ...

People in a gold-mining area in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have been using their bare hands and basic tools ...

KINSHASA, July 22 (Xinhua) -- The peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has entered its "most delicate phase," the DRC government has said.

Tunisia on Monday welcomed the peace agreement signed on 19 July in Doha, Qatar, between the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the rebel Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement ( ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 rebel group have committed to signing a peace agreement by 18 August, as announced during a ceremony held in Doha on Saturday. While this development ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels have signed a ceasefire deal in Qatar to end fighting between the warring sides.