KINSHASA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) said late Monday they have retaken control of Uvira, a strategic city in the eastern province of South ...

In a statement, the Central African nation's armed forces accused the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), or Congo River Alliance, ...

Uvira is back in government hands after rebels announced their withdrawal at the request of the US, which mediated peace ...

Long criticised as overcrowded and filthy, the city’s Zando marketplace has had an elegant and sustainable redesign ...

Members of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group are seen in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Jan. 17, 2026.

Across Africa, baobabs have rich symbolic meaning, but the breakneck expansion of the DRC’s capital has reduced their number in the city centre to one ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced a partial and temporary lifting of the suspension on copper and cobalt ...

Insiders have suggested the much-publicised market reforms in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are still lacking in ...

Two Kenya Airways employees, who work at the carrier’s airport office in Democratic Republic of Congo were arrested on 19 April by the Military Detection of Anti-Homeland Activities (DEMIAP) allegedly ...

On 8 January 1996, a Russian-built Antonov aircraft crashed into a market in Kinshasha city centre, killing at least 237 ...

In early April, extreme rainfall and flooding in and around Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killed at least 33 people. Such catastrophic rainfall events are predicted to ...

A viral AFCON moment featuring a DRC Congo Patrice Lumumba look-alike, has captivated the tournament and brought back memories of Congo's first revolutionary prime minister ...