Jeanine Mabunda, the first woman to preside over the National Assembly in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is working to show that a leadership style based on collaboration ... Read more »

A new UN Joint Human Rights report says eighteen months of attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces have killed more than 1,000 civilians. The report says "In the majority of cases, ... Read more »

About 45,000 people have been displaced in attacks by armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that erupted in May. In response, Uganda has temporarily re-opened ... Read more »

Belgium's King Philippe has expressed his "deepest regrets" to the Democratic Republic of Congo for the abuses committed under colonial rule. It marks a first in Belgium's history, ... Read more »

The country's deadliest-ever Ebola outbreak has officially been declared over but aid groups have warned that flare-ups are still possible. Équateur province has reported 24 ... Read more »

The tenth outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which lasted 23 months, is officially over. National officials and international organizations are calling for ... Read more »

Officials say making the home of Jules Shungu Wembadio Kikumba, widely known as Papa Wemba, a national heritage will be an honour to one of the most iconic singers the country has ... Read more »

The 70-page draft review - circulated last month to aid officials working in Congo and obtained by The New Humanitarian - looks at everything from corruption within the Ebola ... Read more »

In a resignation note, Dr Denis Mukwege said a lack of laboratories for testing the virus had frustrated the work of the team. He also said they had been waiting for more than two ... Read more »

The spread of COVID-19 has hampered the movement of mediators in a peace process that requires trust-building through face-to-face meetings, Ismail Wais, the Inter-governmental ... Read more »