One particularly horrific incident came to light when a mother recounted how her six daughters were systematically raped by ...

The EAC and SADC are under growing pressure to translate diplomatic engagements into concrete action to prevent further destabilization in the region ...

A mysterious illness has claimed the lives of at least 53 people in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), raising ...

Amid escalating violence in eastern DR Congo, armed men in military uniforms raided Uvira’s Catholic bishop’s residence, ...

The United States has strongly condemned the seizure of Kavumu airport and the city of Bukavu by M23 and Rwanda forces, while pledging their continued support for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ...

The M23 movement, supported by some 4,000 Rwandan soldiers, according to U.N. experts, now controls large tracts of troubled eastern Congo. Its rapid advance has sent tens of thousands fleeing.

Congo says over 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in its mineral-rich eastern region. And the European Union says it ...

Violence raging in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed "more than 7,000 compatriots", many of them civilians, ...

Local sources contacted by Aid to the Church in Need said the killings took place between Feb. 12 and Feb. 15 in Maiba, a ...

Rich in an ore used in electronics, the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has become a geopolitical minefield.

Rebels advanced on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east Friday as the UN Security Council for the first time called on ...

M23 fighters on Friday advanced further on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east as international pressure mounted on ...