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

The Congo River runs through the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, ...

The United Nations Human Rights Council today agreed by consensus to launch an urgent fact-finding mission and commission of ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

The U.N.'s top human rights body was holding an urgent session on Friday on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels ...

The Luanda Process has not been able to bring tangible results either. The reasons for this failure include bad faith from ...

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WWF works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife, collaborating with partners from local to ...

One of President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders has reignited a debate over the future of Alaska’s vast wilderness ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.

Human rights are not just words on paper. Advocates, social movements and government champions have brought much needed ...

On the fringes of an African game park, an ambitious project brings together tourists, local communities and white rhinos, emerging from the brink of extinction.