A long-delayed plan to build a hydropower plant on the Ruzizi River between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo received a boost amid US-backed peace talks between the two countries.

The $760m facility will help 'drive regional integration, strengthen energy security and stability, and pave the way for ...

Why new diplomatic moves could hit same old roadblocks ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a preliminary peace deal that paves way to ...

Though imperfect, the current peace proposal is the most comprehensive since 2013 and ...

Congo and Rwanda will sign a peace agreement in Washington on June 27 to end fighting in eastern Congo. The agreement aims to ...

Previous ceasefires between Kinshasa and Kigali have often failed but Washington hopes this one will stick and bring economic ...

Civic society organizations fear the consequences of an agreement that overlooks justice for crimes committed by armed groups ...

At least 29 people were killed over the weekend by heavy rains in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), local authorities said Monday.Unusual downpours in the dry season ...

Congo has accused Rwanda of backing M23 rebels in its mineral-rich eastern region across the border with Rwanda.