Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long advance towards the Kavumu airport, which serves the South Kivu province.

A report by the Denis Hurley Peace Institute of the Southern African Bishops Conference revealed disturbing trends in the ...

UN agency says children as young as 12 are also being enlisted or coerced to join the fighting by armed groups.

UNHCR spokesperson Eujin Byun told journalists in Geneva by video link that around 350,000 internally displaced people had no ...

Congo's war tops the agenda at this weekend's African Union summit but chances of diplomatic progress are slim as rebels ...

The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of children over the past weeks as rebels expand their footprint and push govern ...

Fierce fighting between government forces and M23 rebels in the DRC has led to a horrific humanitarian crisis, with thousands ...

Some of the key issues lined up for discussions include the ongoing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the ...

The advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province threatens to trigger a ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has unlawfully ordered tens of thousands of displaced people to leave the camps around Goma ...

As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is mounting on the African ...