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.

At least 29 people have been killed in flood waters and landslides in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, ...

Analysis - The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a law in January 2025 to lead efforts to establish the largest tropical forest reserve in the world. It will be set up as a 2 ...

Congo and Rwanda are not formally at war and in the past had held peace talks that have largely stalled, including those ...

At least 29 people have been killed in flood waters and landslides in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, following unusually heavy rains in the dry season, the interior ministry ...

The World Bank said it is committing $1 billion to help the Democratic Republic of Congo prepare for the development of the next stage of what could be the world’s biggest hydropower project.

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

Qatar has presented a draft peace proposal to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels following months of mediation in Doha. But from Kinshasa, progress looks slow and uncertain.