The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), about the size of Western Europe, is the largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). DRC is endowed with exceptional natural resources, including minerals such ...

The northeast corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is home to one of Africa’s richest goldfields. Competition to control the gold mines and trading routes has spurred the bloody ...

Despite the fact that Congo’s crisis started more than 25 years ago, there are still significant gaps in knowledge about its causes. The CRP-DRC research agenda centres around two major issues: ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the worst conflict-affected countries to be a child. Today, the number of people in the DRC facing extreme hunger is among the highest in the world.

The DRC is home to over 529,000 refugees and asylum-seekers who have fled violence in neighbouring countries, mainly the Central African Republic, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan. The majority (72%) ...

The World Bank is helping to fight poverty and improve living standards for the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, through education, energy, health and other social services.

Public boats, with ample sleeping quarters, plied the Congo until the government of the DRC let them fall into disrepair. Now river traffic consists largely of barges (top) and pirogues (center).

Front Month Comex Gold for October delivery gained $27.20 per troy ounce, or 1.00% to $2740.90 this week—Up for seven consecutive weeks—Longest winning streak since the week ending Aug. 7, 2020, when ...

During June and July 2023 alone, 10,684 survivors accessed GBV services in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri. Across the DRC, the demand for increased levels of support is growing exponentially, with ...

PHOTO/DRC MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT The hope of paving roads from the Ugandan border to cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo has got a lease of life after the transport ...

The Luanda Process was established as part of the 2022 Luanda Roadmap, aimed at defusing tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and bringing peace to east DRC. However, ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has brought a new perspective to the war in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by launching investigations Kinshasa thinks could deter violence merchants.