JOHANNESBURG - The South African National Defence Force has announced the death of another soldier in the Democratic Republic ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have advanced south towards the city of Kumo after seizing Goma, the largest city in the mineral ...

Burundi's president has warned the escalating conflict in eastern DR Congo could spark a regional war. The Rwanda-backed M23 group has wrested control of Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic ...

Six species of the virus are known to cause disease in humans -- Zaire, Sudan, Bundibugyo, Reston, Tai Forest and Bombali.

United Nations agencies on Friday called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between Government forces and the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group ...

The death toll from clashes between Democratic Republic of Congo troops and M23 rebels has surged in less than a week.

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 ...

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 ...

The conflict in eastern DR Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said Saturday, as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting could spark new outbreaks of serious ...

The hostilities are occurring in a mineral-rich region that has been volatile for decades amid a proliferation of armed groups, which has forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes over the ...