Congo's war tops the agenda at this weekend's African Union summit but chances of diplomatic progress are slim as rebels ...

The United Nations’ children’s agency has accused armed men in eastern Congo of raping hundreds of women and children during ...

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of ...

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation in eastern ...

DRC has launched a plan for a green corridor at the world's largest protected area - but local people say they haven't been ...

Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...

The Congolese community is so close-knit that the locals call the area where they live in the dusty suburbs 'Little Kinshasa'. It doesn't matter that most Kinyarwanda speakers live in the eastern ...

Analysts say the deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in ...

In their deliberations, the summit officials urged the DRC government to make concerted efforts to protect civilians and ...

BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — The trial of 84 Congolese soldiers accused of murder, rape and other crimes against civilians in the ...

At least 50 people have been killed in the eastern Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, several local officials said. They set fire to houses, looted and reportedly raped women and ...

African leaders asked defense chiefs for a road map to end the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.