Vast fortunes have been made in Congo throughout history but the money has often ... now only 1700 miles of paved roads in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country the size of Western Europe.

The economic state of the Democratic Republic of Congo is at one of the best points in its history. In 2013, the nation’s GDP grew by 8.5 percent according to the World Bank (see Fig. 1), while growth ...

THE setting for one of the worst-ever civil wars in African history, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has shifted from ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the worst conflict-affected countries to be a child. Today, the number of people in the DRC facing extreme hunger is among the highest in the world.

The human rights situation across the Democratic Republic of Congo remains dire, with internal conflicts and poor governance contributing to a severe food crisis and the internal displacement of 5 ...

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as elsewhere in the world, the ICRC works according to its principles of neutrality, impartiality, and independence. Its role is to protect the lives and ...

The latest outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the worst in the country's history, the health ministry says. Almost 200 people have died since August, officials say ...

The DRC is home to over 529,000 refugees and asylum-seekers who have fled violence in neighbouring countries, mainly the Central African Republic, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan. The majority (72%) ...