Rebels killed at least 43 worshippers during a night mass in a Catholic church in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials confirm.

US President Donald Trump is expected to host the leaders of DR Congo and Rwanda - Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame - in the coming weeks to seal a peace agreement that he has hailed as a "glorious triumph", hoping to back it up with deals that will boost US investment in the region.

A peatland complex in the Congo Basin which is known to be a globally important carbon store is twice as old as previously thought, according to a new scientific study.

So far, the US has led the Congo and Rwanda to sign a peace deal and has backed Qatar-led mediation talks between Kinshasa and the M23 rebels. Yet, beyond the search for peace is an ongoing battle for supremacy and control of minerals.

The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) said on Saturday, July 27, that its troops in eastern DR Congo had captured the stronghold of the CODECO, one of the militias accused of atrocities in the conflict-ridden Ituri Province.

Akalla mutane 40 ne aka tabbatar da mutuwarsu a Jamhuriyar Demokradiyar Congo bayan da wani da ƴan tawayen ADF suka kai wani coci a arewa maso gabashin ƙasar a yau Lahadi, harin da ya kawo karshen