An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say.

DAKAR, Senegal — Congo and Rwanda will sign a peace agreement in Washington on June 27 that aims to ending fighting in eastern Congo, the two countries and the U.S. State Department said.

DAKAR, Senegal — Congo and Rwanda will sign a peace agreement in Washington on June 27 that aims to end fighting in eastern Congo, the two countries and the U.S. State Department said.

Social media users are using “All Eyes on Congo,” “Free Congo” and related phrases to draw attention to conflict and violence in the country.

Six million have died, and more than six million are displaced after decades of fighting and the ensuing humanitarian crisis in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, drawing in ...

Dr. Mukwege is the founder of the Panzi Hospital and Foundation and a 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The world is witnessing a new era of conflict. In Gaza, images of devastation have dominated ...