When Joseph Kabila stepped aside for Felix Tshisekedi in 2019, it was hailed as the Democratic Republic of Congo's first ...

The charges relate to a massive corn farming project launched under Kabila’s administration, which collapsed in 2017.

After decades of conflict between two African countries, President Trump and an adviser said the two sides, with U.S. help, ...

In the middle of a trade war, Congo is trying to woo Trump’s White House without risking critical investment from Beijing.

The U.S. is pushing for a deal aimed at stabilizing eastern Congo while securing access to the region's minerals. Washington ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate will on Thursday debate lifting the immunity of ex-president Joseph Kabila, who the government accuses of supporting a Rwanda-backed militia in the ...

A former prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sentenced to a decade's forced labour for corruption.

A Congolese former prime minister was convicted of embezzling millions from a huge failed agriculture venture, in one of the highest-profile corruption cases brought under President Felix Tshisekedi ...

Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, at the artisanal Rubaya mining site, hundreds of men labor by hand ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...