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          Congo

          Latest updates on the Central African country also known as DR Congo. It is a resource-rich nation struggling with conflict, governance and humanitarian issues

          President Sheikh Mohamed and Felix Tshisekedi, President of the DRC, witness the exchange of the deals in Abu Dhabi. UAE Presidential Court

          UAE signs trade deal with Democratic Republic of Congo

          EconomyFebruary 03, 2026
          A coltan mine in Rubaya, North Kivu. More than 200 people were killed when a similar mine in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo collapsed. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

          More than 200 killed in mine collapse in eastern DRC

          NewsFebruary 01, 2026
          US President Donald Trump with Ugandan President Paul Kagame, left, and President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi, at the US Institute of Peace in Washington. AFP

          Trump oversees signing of peace deal between Rwanda and DRC

          USDecember 04, 2025
          Sheikh Tamim, Emir of Qatar, arrives in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, where he was greeted by President Paul Kagame. Photo: Amiri Diwan of Qatar

          Qatar's Emir visits Rwanda and DR Congo after peace roadmap signed in Doha

          GulfNovember 21, 2025
          Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan, Minister of State, with DRC President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

          UAE and DRC urge accountability for crimes committed in Sudan civil war

          UAENovember 21, 2025
          Qatar's chief negotiator Mohammed Al Khulaifi, centre, observes as Sumbu Sita Mambu, left, a high representative of the Democratic Republic of Congo, shakes hands with M23 executive secretary Benjamin Mbonimpa at the Sheraton Hotel in Doha. AFP

          DR Congo and M23 rebels sign peace roadmap in Doha

          MENANovember 16, 2025
          M23 rebels in Kibumba, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in December 2022. AP

          DRC and M23 rebels sign declaration of principles for permanent ceasefire

          NewsJuly 19, 2025
          Rwanda-backed M23 rebels at Place de l'Independance in Bukavu following the takeover of the DR Congo city in February 2025. AFP

          UAE welcomes peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda

          UAEJune 29, 2025
          President Donald Trump listens to Congo's Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner on June 27, 2025. AP

          DRC and Rwanda sign 'Washington Accord' peace deal

          USJune 27, 2025
          International Resources Holding is a unit of Abu Dhabi's International Holding Company. Victor Besa / The National

          Abu Dhabi’s IRH acquires majority stake in Congo’s tin producer

          EnergyJune 04, 2025
          Senior US adviser Massad Boulos at a press conference at the US embassy in Kigali, Rwanda, on April 8. AFP

          DRC and Rwanda submit draft peace proposal, Massad Boulos says

          NewsMay 05, 2025
          M23 fighters in Goma, one of eastern DRC's biggest cities, after storming it in February. AFP

          ‘Crucial step towards ending violence’: DR Congo and rebel group in peace pledge

          MENAApril 24, 2025
          Mpox viral particles. The disease is spread mainly through close contact with infected people. Reuters

          Mpox: Germany reports first case of new variant

          HealthOctober 22, 2024
          Some of the 51 defendants on trial for a coup attempt wait to hear the verdict in their trial on September 13. EPA

          US citizens and others sentenced to death in DRC for participation in failed coup

          NewsSeptember 13, 2024
          The Clade 1b strain of mpox has been particularly dangerous for children. Reuters

          Mpox is spreading faster than the world's will to contain it

          EditorialSeptember 03, 2024
          DP World and British International Investment will take their partnership forward with phase 1 of a new container port in DRC. Photo: DP World

          DP World and British International Investment to team up on Congo's first deep-water port

          EconomyAugust 19, 2024
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