In 1964, Belgian paratroopers supported by U.S. aircraft launched a desperate airborne assault on Stanleyville in the Congo. Communist rebels had taken thousands of civilians hostage and threatened ...

In June, 2014, a man began digging into the soft red earth in the back yard of his house, on the outskirts of Kolwezi, a city in the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo. As the man later told ...

Ninety-one years ago, on the shores of Lake Bangweolo, not far from the Congo, the heart of David Livingstone was “laid beneath the soil of Africa and there, dust unto dust, it mingles with the mould ...

Nigeria are hoping to revive their hopes of appearing at the 2026 World Cup with complaint to FIFA over the use of up to nine ineligible players by Congo DR in their qualifying playoff last month. The ...

Highlights and goals of DR Congo (2-0) vs Zambia in International Friendly DR Congo had no trouble defeating Zambia. The Congolese, playing at home today, continue their preparations for the Africa ...

The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed that it has initiated a probe into DR Congo’s use of ineligible players during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, a development that could reopen Nigeria ...

A rebel leader in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo says his fighters will withdraw from a key city at the request of the US. Corneille Nangaa's statement came days after US Secretary of State ...

Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have reportedly been reignited following claims that DR Congo may be expelled from the competition for fielding ineligible players. In ...

A cautious calm has settled over the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) city of Uvira in South Kivu province, as residents begin emerging from their homes following its capture by M23 ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Rwanda's actions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are "a clear violation of" the peace deal brokered by Donald Trump last week. In a post on X, he ...

Rwanda-backed rebels entered Uvira on Wednesday Congo says M23 gains jeopardise Trump-led peace process Food aid suspended in South Kivu province, UN says Advance brings conflict to Burundi's doorstep ...

Civilians across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are facing collapsing health services and mass displacement as fighting spreads, undermining recent peace efforts and raising fears of a ...