The M23 group is one of about 100 armed factions vying for a foothold in eastern Congo, where a decades-long conflict has ...

Experts from the World Health Organization provided an update on Sunday about the Disease X outbreak occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Although the report presents a more detailed ...

The human rights situation across the Democratic Republic of Congo remains dire, with internal conflicts and poor governance contributing to a severe food crisis and the internal displacement of 5 ...

Jan 22 (EFE/EPA) – The NGO Save the Children reported on Wednesday that nearly 120,000 children have been forced to flee ...

KISHINJI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - APRIL 4: Displaced community members who have fled the M23 ... [+] conflict leave a Doctors Without Borders discussion group on the subject of sexual ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the worst conflict-affected countries to be a child. Today, the number of people in the DRC facing extreme hunger is among the highest in the world.

Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) risks spilling over into a regional war, it is feared, as Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have captured the key city of Goma. The leader of a rebel ...

M23's last occupation of Goma was short-lived, and within a year they were a defeated force. This time, things are different.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda, accusing it of fuelling the rebellion. At least 13 soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces in the DRC have been ...

The DRC is home to over 529,000 refugees and asylum-seekers who have fled violence in neighbouring countries, mainly the Central African Republic, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan. The majority (72%) ...

When Mobutu fled Kinshasa, the Kabila-Kagame coalition won the First Congo War in 1997. Kabila was installed as president of Zaire and changed the country’s name back to The Democratic Republic ...