Arecent viral video showing a young woman being hit by a doctor shortly after giving birth in a Kinshasa hospital has shocked ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The number of children and women who are survivors of sexual violence in Congo surged over four fold over the first half this year, Save The Children said on Thursday, amid a ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese rapper Clem Cléopâtre took to the stage on the last day of a three-day music festival organized by women in Goma, firing up the crowd with rapid, punchy lyrics about ...

This annual run to positively impact the lives of women and children in war-ravaged Congo features a 5K run or walk. Proceeds benefit Women for Women International.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Chesterfield - Lynda Hermsmeyer's life-changing moment came three years ago while she was flipping through a magazine. She read a ...

A study of rape in the war-ravaged Congo yielded horrifying results that the crime is much more common than previously thought. More than 1,100 women are raped every day in the African country and ...

As the sun rises, so does Amina Mundele to start her day before her family awakens. She prepares breakfast and packs their bags for the day. Once everyone is up, she makes sure they all have a good ...

Refugees in Igne, Republic of Congo founded an agricultural cooperative to transform small land plots into thriving farms. Credit: Lisungi / World Bank. The Lisungi project has empowered refugee women ...