GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo - "I wanted three children," Ombeni Mburano, 31, told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. "I've already had five, and the sixth is ...

A solar minigrid in a Goma neighborhood where almost everyone lacked access to electricity just five years ago is offering a ...

The U.N. accuses Rwanda of supporting rebels who have taken over large swathes of the Democratic Republic of Congo - home to ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda, accusing it of fuelling the rebellion. At least 13 soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces in the DRC have been ...

This article by Victoire Katembo Mbut was first published on the news site Ici Congo on May 4, 2025. It was republished on Global Voices as part of a content partnership agreement. Since January 2025, ...

The Associated Press - June 30, 2025 GOMA, Congo (AP) — Street lights erase the shadows where attackers once hid. Noisy, polluting diesel generators have gone silent. New businesses are taking root.

Advocates believe it's a model that can be successful throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo and beyond to electrify places where conflict and poverty have left people behind, using renewable ...

Congolese internally displaced civilians carry their belongings as they flee from renewed tensions from Kanyaruchinya to Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Demonstrators carry a poster honoring the Democratic Republic of Congo armed forces during a protest in Goma, June 15, 2022. Several thousand people demonstrated to denounce "Rwandan aggression." ...

The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has held talks with Rwanda-backed rebels about protecting civilians in areas under their control in the east. Bintou ...