More than 230,000 people have fled surging violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since the start of the year, the United Nations said Friday, labelling it one of the world's "most alarming" humanitarian crises.

Many are still haunted by the aborted legacy of DR Congo’s first prime minister, who was murdered on January 17, 1961.

A Congolese court has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were arrested in possession of gold bars and $400,000 in cash and found guilty of illegal activities linked to the artisanal mining sector.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by the worsening violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has already displaced 237,000 people this year. Escalating clashes between non-state armed groups and the Congolese army in North and South Kivu provinces are intensifying one of the world’s most alarming yet under-reported humanitarian crises,

In early December, health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, announced that an unknown illness had emerged and had already killed dozens of patients, with hundreds more sick.

Three Chinese citizens have been sentenced to seven years in prison for the illegal exploitation of minerals in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The court sentenced the men late Tuesday for the illegal purchase and possession of minerals in Bukavu, capital of the gold-rich South Kivu province, according to daily Le Potentiel.

The Congolese army says several towns that fell to armed groups in the eastern North Kivu and South Kivu provinces have been recaptured by government forces.

For the first time, the Rwandan leader spoke directly about the leadership and legitimacy of his Congolese counterpart, Felix Tshisekedi.

A new United Nations report has found that more than 100,000 people have been displaced since the start of the year in eastern Congo as a result of a new rebel offensive.

An Islamist militia with links to the Islamic State killed more than 650 civilians in Democratic Republic of Congo between June and early November, one of the deadliest campaigns by the group on record,

Rwandan President Paul Kagame criticises the international community for looking away from the real problem causing the DRC war.

BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A Congolese court has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were arrested in possession of gold bars and $ ...