None of Zawadi Sifa's seven children have known life without fear and the constant threat of violence. Her story mirrors that of thousands of other families displaced by violence in eastern Congo, ...

It was an East and Central African affair, with artists from Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo. Look One is an annual exhibition held at the Xenson Art Space in Kamwokya. It starts the year, opens up the ...

An old proverb from the Congo says, “A mother is like a kernel, crushed by problems but strong enough to overcome them”. Throughout Africa, mothers, sisters – the continent’s primary caregivers – are ...

For sapeurs, appearance is a powerful way to make an impression and stand out in an environment often defined by hardship.

Zawadi Sifa has been fleeing conflict since 2012, most recently finding herself in Goma as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took over ...

C orneille nangaa sits in an armchair in a five-star-hotel in Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Up to 167 women have been raped and killed after prisoners escaped jail in the DRC, according to a UN document seen by the BBC.

“The fact that Pope Francis appoints women to positions of responsibility in the Vatican can have a symbolic impact,” confirmed Sister Nathalie Becquart, the first woman allowed to vote in the ...

Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The ...

Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo - In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared ...

Walking through the crowded streets of the Pakadjuma neighborhood in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, I ...