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

“The situation is confusing, complex and horrific,” said Greg Ramm, Congo’s country director for Save The Children, an aid ...

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

But is the conflict in eastern Congo a dangerous drama waiting for a spark that will rekindle the ethnic divisions of the past that eventually led to the gruesome death of millions of people?

The ongoing conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has seen notable developments, with Southern ...

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.

Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The rebels, known as M23, say they are protecting ethnic Tutsis, the minority group massacred in a 1994 genocide.

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to ...

The U.N. voices concern over alleged atrocities as Rwandan-backed rebels reportedly advance after seizing the city of Goma in ...

The worsening conflict in eastern Congo has led to a surge in human rights violations including summary executions, the ...

The U.N. voices concern over alleged atrocities as Rwandan-backed rebels reportedly advance after seizing the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.