UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by conflict recently.

After bearing witness to waves of fighting throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, the eastern Congo city of Bukavu may once ...

Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...

Analysts say the deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to ...

They are primarily ethnic Tutsis – nearly a million of whom were ... "The M23 group has always served as a vehicle to protect Rwandan interests in eastern Congo," said Kristof Titeca, conflict ...

Why are the rebels, known as M23, grabbing parts of eastern Congo? In their telling, they’re protecting ethnic Tutsis, the minority group massacred in a 1994 genocide, some of whom also live in ...

The conflict has exposed Congo’s inherent vulnerabilities and Rwanda’s insecurities and ambitions. But it is also a testament to the unresolved ethnic anxieties of the region, 30 years after ...

and not an ethnic question,” Congo's statement said. The next steps in trying to resolve the conflict are unclear. Get the latest news and more great videos at NewsdayTV Credit: Newsday LI housing ...

The M23 group is one of about 100 armed factions vying for a foothold in eastern Congo, where a decades-long conflict has raged. The group, made up primarily of ethnic Tutsis who failed to integrate ...

They are primarily ethnic Tutsis – nearly a million ... a vehicle to protect Rwandan interests in eastern Congo," said Kristof Titeca, conflict researcher for Central and East Africa at the ...