Congolese and Rwandan officials have announced an end to four years of fighting in a war that has claimed more than two million lives.

The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Laurent Kabila, has died from gunshot wounds after being shot by his bodyguard during an attempted coup.

Congo's embattled President Laurent Kabila was shot and wounded by one of his own bodyguards during an attempted coup d'etat, a senior security official says.

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo was hit by gunfire during an attempted coup, officials in neighbouring Republic of Congo say.