François Beya, former special advisor to DRC President Félix Tshisekedi.

Congo’s public prosecutor has asked for the death penalty for former President Joseph Kabila, who is being tried in absentia ...

Congolese military auditor general asks court to condemn Kabila to death for war crimes including homicide and torture.

A proposed peace deal between the government of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seeks to reinstate government control ...

The recent history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) is repeatedly associated with complex conflicts, often simplistically reduced to a struggle over control of natural resources.However, ...

Opinion - The news these days about efforts to bring about peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of Congo seems, on the surface, very positive.

Although the government largely stays the same, Congolese voters have been waiting for changes following the security crisis ...

A proposed peace deal between Congo and the M23 rebels aims to restore government control over rebel-held areas. Initiated by ...

The Congolese government has reshuffled its cabinet to include opposition members, aiming to build support in regions it still controls.

President Félix Tshisekedi used the occasion to call on parliament to adopt a resolution recognising the violence in eastern Congo as genocide. "I solemnly call upon both houses of parliament to ...

President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Saturday urged lawmakers to declare “genocide” had occurred in the conflict-torn east of the country, long wracked by ...

Kabila's successor, President Félix Tshisekedi, has accused him of being the brains behind the rebels. The ex-president has rejected the case as "arbitrary" and said the courts were being used as ...