Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.

One particularly horrific incident came to light when a mother recounted how her six daughters were systematically raped by ...

The United Nations has warned of surging child recruitment, abductions, killings and sexual violence as the rebels, known as ...

A mysterious illness has claimed the lives of at least 53 people in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), raising ...

Judith Suminwa says more than 2,500 bodies buried without identification, ‘significant’ number of civilians among dead.

Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the prime minister of the ...

DR Congo's prime minister said Monday that "more than 7,000" people have been killed in the east of the country since January ...

Amid escalating violence in eastern DR Congo, armed men in military uniforms raided Uvira’s Catholic bishop’s residence, ...

The outbreak began after three children ate a bat and died after suffering haemorrhagic fever symptoms. The WHO has ruled out ...

Violence raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed "more than 7,000 compatriots", many of them civilians, ...

The United States has strongly condemned the seizure of Kavumu airport and the city of Bukavu by M23 and Rwanda forces, while pledging their continued support for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ...

The humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is worsening as M23 rebel attacks continue to drive ...