Around 70 bodies, including those of women, children and elderly people, were discovered on Feb. 15 in a church building in ...

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

The EAC and SADC regional blocs have previously called for a ceasefire in the war in the mineral-rich region, which Congo's ...

Burundi troops -- allies of Kinshasa -- were still deploying Tuesday in east DR Congo, as the UK announced it was suspending ...

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

MONUSCO, the U.N. peacekeeping force in the DRC, said the reported killings were under investigation but remained unverified.

A "silent genocide" — mimicking the Rwandan one of 1994 — is occurring in eastern Congo, said some Catholic Church sources, ...

Coffee holds a crucial spot in Africa's economy ranking as the second largest source of revenue for many countries after ...

KINSHASA - Three former African leaders have been appointed as facilitators of the latest regional mediation mechanism brokered by two regional blocs over the security crisis in the eastern Democratic ...

GOMA, which fell to M23 fighters and the Rwandan military late last month, has become a symbol of the conflict that has ...

Rwanda's Ambassador to Sweden and other Nordic countries, Dr. Diane Gashumba, has urged Denmark and Germany to support African-led initiatives for the eastern DR Congo crisis, by advocating for ...

Christian charity Open Doors has warned that the brutal beheading of 70 Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...