Years of conflict in eastern Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. Aid groups say the number of people seeking care has spiked as fighting intensifies.

The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast natural resource wealth - continues to perform poorly. Systemic corruption since independence in 1960, combined ...

The map of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). [Courtesy] With a landmass of 2.34 million square kilometre, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the second-largest country in Africa ...

Ongoing fighting between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and an armed militia group called M-23 has left the African ...

With about 30,000 suspected mpox cases and 859 deaths, it accounts for more than 80% of cases and 99% of deaths reported in ...

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.

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Here are some fun and interesting facts about the okapi ... and adaptations that have allowed it to thrive in the dense rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Yet, its survival hangs in the ...

The number of mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to rise. According to the World Health Organization, Congo has over 26,000 suspected cases - over 80% of the world's total.

A Catholic journalist in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is being remembered as a man of peace after he was murdered on Sept. 27 in the Ndosho district of Goma. Edmond Bahati Mbarushimana ...

The human rights situation across the Democratic Republic of Congo remains dire, with internal conflicts and poor governance contributing to a severe food crisis and the internal displacement of 5 ...

Research in the Democratic Republic of Congo is directed by Professor Koen Vlassenroot from Ghent University. The research focuses mainly on the eastern part of the country bordering South Sudan, ...