The world's peatlands are "dangerously under-protected", warns a new study, despite their critical role in storing vast ...

Congo has been plagued by war for nearly three decades. Millions of people have been displaced, and rape has consistently ...

Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, ...

Congo’s vast mineral reserves, which are concentrated in the east, also play into conflict. Congo is the world’s top ... Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (MONUSCO) years ...

Rwandan-backed rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say they have seized a second airport in the region. After a days-long advance, M23 rebels said they had seized Kavumu airport ...

By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar, Senegal, and Justin Makangara from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo on ...

Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...

The war erupting in the Democratic Republic of Congo has its roots in the Rwandan genocide and the bloodiest war of the 21st ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo, undoubtedly played vital role in ... international humanitarian organizations around the world have confirmed war crimes and acts amounting to genocide being ...

The capture of Bukavu would represent an unprecedented expansion of territory under the M23's control since the latest ...

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 ...