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

Democratic Republic of Congo - A million displaced, one story at a time: Protecting women and girls in the heart of conflict ...

United Nations officials say there were dead bodies on the streets of eastern Congo’s largest city where hospitals are ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.

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.

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

British foreign secretary laments lack of global attention to crises in Africa compared with conflicts in other regions - ...

The rebels’ advance into other areas was slowed by a weakened military that recovered some villages from them.

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

The UN says hundreds of people are wounded and that bodies are lying in the streets of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo following an advance by M23 rebels on t ...

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 ...