Democratic Republic of the Congo News

Lawyers representing Jean-Pierre Bemba in his trial at the International Criminal Court have reduced from 63 to 50 the number of witnesses they intended to call to testify for the former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A picture of Medard Prosper, a Highland Park senior from the Congo who was killed in an automobile accident in April, was projected on a screen at his school's graduation at Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Wednesday, June 6, 2012.

Copper rose for a second day on Friday, supported by tentative signs of better metals demand in top consumer China, but gains were capped by a stronger dollar and persistent worries about Chinese economic growth.

Thank you for that kind introduction, and for having me here today. And thank you for your decades of service to refugees in this country and around the world.

Some advocates say the situation today could be better than at any time in recent years for a durable peace process.

At least 20 people were killed when a mine collapsed in mineral-rich but conflict-plagued eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following heavy rains, the government said on Friday.

Did Miami-based AeroThrust overcharge the Democratic Republic of Congo by $5 million to overhaul the African nation's presidential jet? Or did officials from the DRC lie on initial paperwork and appropriate public funds for a plane that required more work than originally anticipated? Those questions are central to a lawsuit set for an ... (more)

M23 rebels near Sake, Eastern DR Congo. The rebel group withdrew from Goma on Saturday, Dec.

Violent clashes between rebels and government troops in the restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have left at least 21 people dead, a military official said Thursday.

One of few remaining miners digs out soil which will later be filtered for traces of cassiterite, the major ore of tin, at Nyabibwe mine, in eastern Congo, Aug.

For biologist Frans de Waal, a peaceful species of great ape in Africa is a mirror of humanity and a living argument that empathy and cooperation are far from unique to mankind.

Ben Affleck has joined forces with an American footwear brand to design a limited edition shoe collection in aid of his Eastern Congo Initiative charity.

The International Rescue Committee is one of the largest providers of relief and development assistance in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Tony-winning playwright Eve Ensler went to the Congo to help women whose bodies were ravaged by sexual violence.

The recent case of a Syrian rebel taking a bite from an opponent's heart seems utterly shocking and disturbing.

At least 31 people were killed when gunmen attacked an army base in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, the military said, underlining the challenge facing a new U.N. intervention force in the territory.

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Democratic Republic of Congo has named Deogratias Mutombo Nyembo as the new governor of the central African nation's central bank, authorities said on Tuesday.

In its annual report, the panel highlights several mining deals in the Democratic Republic of Congo as examples of how, it said, natural resource wealth has been mismanaged.