The U.N.’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a major city.

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first ...

Some people welcomed a TV address by President Félix Tshisekedi during which he called for a massive military mobilisation.

Ridicule does not kill. But maybe it should. If it did, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) would have long ago been laid to rest, not by war or famine, but by the sheer weight of its own ...

According to a video on X by @goma24news based in the capital, Kinshasa, an M23 rebel commander ... route for the provincial capital of Goma. Amnesty International said civilians remain under ...

Osama Najim - also known as Almasri - is also the director of an infamous detention centre in Mitiga, near Tripoli, which Amnesty International says is the scene of "horrific violations committed ...

On Monday, rights group Amnesty International said a significant uptick in attacks in civilian areas by both sides in the past month has had devastating consequences for civilians. The M23 is ...

Amnesty International has accused Congo's army and the M23 rebel group of launching attacks in densely populated areas, potentially constituting war crimes. Over 100 civilians have been killed, and ...

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(AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Prominent human rights group Amnesty International accused Congo’s army and ...

FILE - M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File) ...