An African country that's the 11th largest in the world also shares its border with a staggering nine other countries.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) vast mineral resources, essential for global industries, are central to the ...

Displaced people leave a camp and head for the city of Goma after being shot at, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday.Credit...Guerchom Ndebo for The New York Times A ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have claimed control of eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains ...

Goma is a key location in the conflict-battered North Kivu province whose minerals are critical to much of the world’s technology. Rebel groups have long fought over control of eastern Congo’s ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and ...

Ethnic Tutsi-led M23 rebels enter city of Goma Fighting continues amid conflicting claims about M23 advance Congo and UN accuse Rwanda of sending troops into Goma Conflict stems from Rwanda ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — The governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained during fighting on the front line, a military spokesman said Friday, as M23 rebels ...

Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left six United Nations peacekeepers dead, UN officials said Saturday. Two South African peacekeepers were killed Friday ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, woke up on Monday morning afraid and uncertain about who was in control of the area after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to ...

after the Democratic Republic of Congo accused Rwanda of sending fresh troops across the border to capture the strategic hub. After nightfall, large explosions could be heard across the capital of ...