Congolese forces have rescued at least 40 hostages held by Islamic State-linked rebels after an intense battle with the extremists in the country’s hard-hit eastern region.

Campaigners Urge Gambia Not To Lose Hope In Seeking Justice For Past CrimesU.S human rights lawyer, Reed Brody, urged Gambia to press on with its plans to seek justice for past crimes, despite funding ...

Rubio estimated late last month that the U.S. had already revoked more than 300 visas. The State Department and immigration ...

Belgium’s interests in DR Congo extend beyond the current crisis and the destabilisation of Rwanda. According to research, these interests are deeply rooted in a colonial-era agenda aimed at the ...

READ ALSO: DR Congo government meets M23 rebels in Qatar The majority of the arrests were in Spain. Two were held in Belgium and one in France, the statement added. Some of those arrested were linked ...

Beijing coveted the DRC's mineral trove -- a global position of immense economic import. In 2006 and 2007, Chinese front companies began buying DRC cobalt, copper and rare earth mineral operations. In ...

Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, ...

Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, ...

National and NGOs working in Rwanda have been banned from cooperating with Belgian institutions, the RGB said, after Kigali cut off diplomatic ties with Brussels earlier this month.

Belgium also created a "modern" property system which guaranteed ... who were considered permanent residents of the Gishari district in North Kivu, only to withdraw it again in 1957. After ...

UPDATE at 11:00am on 3/24/2025: I-43 North has been reopened after a crash. UPDATE AT 10:00 a.m. on 3/24/2025: More specific closures for the crash on I-43 near Belgium: I-43 North is closed from ...

Ongoing hostilities in North Kivu province, particularly in Masisi and Walikale territories, along with an extremely volatile security situation in Bukavu and surrounding areas in South Kivu province, ...