Democratic Republic of Congo

Proposed rules seek to target chemicals and industrial machinery makers

The type of Ebola virus behind the latest outbreak, known as Bundibugyo, is rare

There should be nothing controversial about supporting calls for a more robust system

French energy company rejects allegation of complicity in war crimes

Fighting continues in Democratic Republic of the Congo despite Qatar-mediated ceasefire efforts

Co-ordinated continental action may be needed to negotiate better international agreements

Several mines collapsed in region that produces 15% of world’s supply of rare metal that is key for production of smartphones, computers and aircraft engines

Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986, seems likely to extend his rule in a country that has become a key strategic ally of the West

From Sudan to Honduras many millions of people are suffering and dying in crises that receive relatively little international attention

Washington is keen to secure better access to natural resources in Congo and counter Chinese dominance in critical minerals

Housing and services remain problems to be solved even as numbers coming into country are going down

The ethnic diversity of Mass-goers and the clergy is growing

Television: Candid stories from immigrant construction workers are refreshingly honest and cut through the nonsense that can make living here such a struggle

Human Rights Watch says total killings in Rutshuru territory in July may exceed 300, echoing UN findings

Birth a ‘milestone in conservation’ of species under threat due to habitat loss and civil unrest in their native central Africa

The deadly conflict has unfolded over three decades

M23 rebels occupy large area of mineral-rich eastern DRC

Return to the country by Kabila could complicate US-backed bid to end the rebellion in east, which contains valuable minerals that Trump administration is keen to help mine

Our mission: To discover whether this small migratory bird was faring any better in its (probable) winter home

Attempts to bring DRC and the rebels to the negotiating table have repeatedly failed

There is much to be said for China, but it is seldom singled out for acclamation as a land of liberty

Governments, pharmaceutical companies and international organisations must co-ordinate a response before it’s too late

Europe letter: Veils shroud colonial depictions of Congolese in Belgium’s royal museum of Africa

Rwandan-backed rebels cite `dangerously deteriorating' situation as fighting on front line intensifies

Nearly 3,000 people were killed in Goma last week according to early estimates provided by UN peacekeepers

Q&A: Irish health officials have been preparing for a potential rise of cases in the State since August

Fighting around Mukwinja, a town of more than one million people, is slowing the rebel advance

Rebels marched into city on Monday in worst escalation of conflict in more than a decade

UN sees dead bodies in streets and overwhelmed hospitals

United Nations reports ‘mass panic’ as government calls insurgency a ‘declaration of war’

At least 13 peacekeepers killed as three-year insurgency by rebel group M23 intensifies

Three entrepreneurs are introducing the unique spices and flavours of Afro-Caribbean food to Ireland through fine dining, takeaway and casual dining

Worldview: Johan Grimonprez’s Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat weaves extraordinary archive footage, personal testimonies and jazz into a compelling account of the killing of Patrice Lumumba

Johan Grimonprez’s propulsive account of jazz, colonialism, and the murder of Patrice Lumumba

Person infected while staying in part of Africa where there was a large outbreak of the disease

Decision comes after fresh outbreak of virus in DRC, with more than 500 deaths linked to illness in Africa this year

Most victims were killed with machetes and those who tried to flee were shot, says local leader

Chico Makamda received partly suspended sentence on condition that he leave State immediately on release but failed to do so

Exiled opposition leader warns president ‘we are coming for you’

Congolese authorities blame Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group for attack