Residents and business owners in eastern Congo’s second largest city are sitting in wait after a night of loud gunfire ...

U.N. children’s agency warns the toll may be significantly higher, as M23 rebels continue their advance.

GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo 's key city of Goma sought to reassure its residents ...

The U.N. children’s fund on Thursday accused armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping ...

Rwandan-backed rebels appeared to violate a ... suggested at least 141 jailed women were murdered, along with 28 young children who had been in detention with their mothers. ' ...

He emphasized that Rwandan children should take the lead in their own development and understand that nothing holds greater worth than their country. "They must be brought up with strong values ...

UNICEF is on the ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo delivering urgently needed humanitarian assistance.

The U.N. children's fund says armed men in eastern Congo raped hundreds of children and recruited child soldiers at unprecedented levels as the conflict in the mineral- rich region intensified in rece ...

Family planning remains one of the most effective ways to control population growth, but most importantly, it helps women avoid unplanned pregnancies and ensures that people have children they can ...

especially with navigation on Lake Kivu bordering Rwanda restricted. "We hope that navigation on the lake will resume so that we can find the means to feed our children," he said. "We see many sol ...