None of Zawadi Sifa's seven children have known life without fear and the constant threat of violence. Her story mirrors that ...

A single image captures the grim task facing those who needed to find space for the dead after a spasm of violence in Central ...

Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped by fear as ...

Its growing skyline reflects its importance among Africa's biggest cities. 5. Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (5.72 million) Kinshasa, situated along the Congo River, is the largest ...

Rwandan-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this ...

Rwanda-backed rebels claimed on Monday they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing ...

The worst could be yet to come in east Congo's escalating crisis, U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said on Friday, warning that abuses including rape and sexual slavery may increase.

Goma, east Congo's largest city and capital of North Kivu province ... Eastern and southern African leaders are also scheduled to meet in Tanzania this week to discuss the conflict.

Nine United Nations peacekeepers in eastern Congo sustained injuries during fighting with the M23 armed group, the U.N. said, ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urged “all those with influence” to move quickly to end the deadly ...

The M23 rebels announced the city's capture in a statement minutes before ... seven South African troops with SAMIDIRC have ...

A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...