The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urged “all those with influence” to move quickly to end the deadly ...

In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the shimmering waters of Lake Kivu meet rolling green ...

Kenya's former president Uhuru Kenyatta has defended the EAC-backed mediation process he led, saying it promises a better ...

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On Jan. 28, the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 captured Goma, capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich ...

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More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma, according ...

Uganda has deployed more than 1,000 extra soldiers into east Congo in the last week near an area where the Kinshasa ...

DR Congo is a country in Central Africa but many people do not know that the country hosts many mineral resources important ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, who stunned the world with their seizure of the major city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, declared a unilateral ceasefire in fighting with ...