Television: Candid stories from immigrant construction workers are refreshingly honest and cut through the nonsense that can make living here such a struggle
Human Rights Watch says total killings in Rutshuru territory in July may exceed 300, echoing UN findings
Birth a ‘milestone in conservation’ of species under threat due to habitat loss and civil unrest in their native central Africa
The deadly conflict has unfolded over three decades
M23 rebels occupy large area of mineral-rich eastern DRC
Return to the country by Kabila could complicate US-backed bid to end the rebellion in east, which contains valuable minerals that Trump administration is keen to help mine
Our mission: To discover whether this small migratory bird was faring any better in its (probable) winter home
Attempts to bring DRC and the rebels to the negotiating table have repeatedly failed
There is much to be said for China, but it is seldom singled out for acclamation as a land of liberty
Europe letter: Veils shroud colonial depictions of Congolese in Belgium’s royal museum of Africa
Governments, pharmaceutical companies and international organisations must co-ordinate a response before it’s too late
Rwandan-backed rebels cite `dangerously deteriorating' situation as fighting on front line intensifies
Nearly 3,000 people were killed in Goma last week according to early estimates provided by UN peacekeepers
Q&A: Irish health officials have been preparing for a potential rise of cases in the State since August
Fighting around Mukwinja, a town of more than one million people, is slowing the rebel advance
Rebels marched into city on Monday in worst escalation of conflict in more than a decade
UN sees dead bodies in streets and overwhelmed hospitals
United Nations reports ‘mass panic’ as government calls insurgency a ‘declaration of war’
At least 13 peacekeepers killed as three-year insurgency by rebel group M23 intensifies
Three entrepreneurs are introducing the unique spices and flavours of Afro-Caribbean food to Ireland through fine dining, takeaway and casual dining
Worldview: Johan Grimonprez’s Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat weaves extraordinary archive footage, personal testimonies and jazz into a compelling account of the killing of Patrice Lumumba
Johan Grimonprez’s propulsive account of jazz, colonialism, and the murder of Patrice Lumumba
Person infected while staying in part of Africa where there was a large outbreak of the disease
Decision comes after fresh outbreak of virus in DRC, with more than 500 deaths linked to illness in Africa this year
Most victims were killed with machetes and those who tried to flee were shot, says local leader
Chico Makamda received partly suspended sentence on condition that he leave State immediately on release but failed to do so
Exiled opposition leader warns president ‘we are coming for you’
Congolese authorities blame Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group for attack
Search operation under way after heavy rain causes ravine to collapse on to Kasai river in southwest of country
National Parks and Wildlife Service is jointly running project to find out why Ireland’s cuckoo population has decreased so much in past two decades
‘We are the generation that will be accused of intergenerational sabotage in years to come, because we have consumed so far beyond what is sustainable’
Denis Mukwege looks to political role in conflict-torn and exploited Democratic Republic of the Congo
Global move towards electric vehicles rides on the back of exploiting poor African workers in DRC
Former private Robert ‘Bobby’ Bradley was one of 158 soldiers who resisted an attack by 5,000 Katanganese troops for six days before surrendering
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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