A new report says the M23 rebel group is involved in the lucrative gold trade in eastern Congo, building links with other influential gold traders and neighbouring countries. Read more »
The International Criminal Court has put off hearings in the trial of former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba, as a witness who had been expected to testify was ... Read more »
President Paul Kagame says he does not understand why people keep asking him how to end the conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »
Financial assistance from the European Union earmarked for the transition to democracy after the 2003 elections has proved largely ineffective, says a report by the European Court ... Read more »
International Criminal Court appeals judges have rejected jailed warlord Thomas Lubanga's request for a hearing to appeal against conviction and 14-year jail term. Read more »
Sister Angélique Namaika was honoured at a ceremony in Geneva with the Nansen Refugee Award for helping to rebuild the lives of women and boys who survived violence at the ... Read more »
The presence of international aid agencies is proving a blesssing to some businesses that are taking advantage of the influx of expatriates and hard currency into the region, ... Read more »
A commission of international jurists says there is evidence that the aircraft in which the then-United Nations secretary general, Dag Hammarskjöld, died in 1961 was ... Read more »
Leaders from the Great Lakes region have met and ordered the immediate resumption of peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels. Read more »
The European Union has been called upon to set limits on the importation of raw materials from conflict regions including the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »
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