UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by ...

Scores of children caught up in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been subjected to sexual ...

Goma is a humanitarian relief hub for all of eastern DRC, and was the epicentre of a vast crisis before it fell. It hosted ...

The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of children over the past weeks as rebels expand their footprint and push govern ...

An offensive by M23 fighters is disrupting health services and displacing people in a region already beset by health ...

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

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 ...

The armed group M23 has in recent months swiftly seized tracts of territory in mineral-rich east Congo after again taking up arms in late 2021, in a country plagued by numerous conflicts for decades.

Through the years, Rwanda has undertaken various efforts towards improving the welfare of refugees, particularly those from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Burundi. As of September last ...

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...

Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels seized the key city of ...