Volker Türk condemns escalating violence in South Kivu and urges immediate action to protect civilians and hold perpetrators ...

The use of rape and sexual violence against women has been prevalent in the conflicts, which have been raging for decades in ...

This collection of photos was curated by AP photo editors Leslie Mazoch and Rachel Leathe.

There were 773 bodies in hospital morgues in and around the eastern Congolese city of Goma as of January 30 following this week's offensive by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, the Democratic Republic of ...

A weakened Congolese military fought back against Rwanda-backed rebels who the U.N. said were moving fast into the South Kivu ...

Sudan's health authorities say a paramilitary group attacked an open market in the city of Omdurman, killing 54 people.

Sick and wounded Palestinian children begin crossing Gaza's Rafah border to Egypt in first opening in nearly 9 months.

Rwanda-backed rebels were expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the region's major city, the U.N. said Friday, also expressing concerns over executions it learned were ...

At the crisis talks in Harare, SADC reaffirmed its support of the DRC "in its pursuit of safeguarding its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity," as the conflict threatens to spill over.

Rwanda-backed rebels are quickly expanding their presence in eastern DR Congo after capturing Goma, the region's major city, ...

United Nations agencies on Friday called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as ...