The U.N.’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a major city.

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety ...

In late January, a rebel group that has long caused mayhem in the sprawling African nation of Democratic Republic of Congo took control of Goma, a major city of about 2 million people on the border ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of today’s violence can be traced back to old problems.

Congo calls an emergency UN Human Rights Council meeting, demanding an urgent investigation of violations it says have been committed by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.

Nearly 3,000 people were killed in Goma last week, according to early estimates provided by the UN peacekeeping operation in ...

General, António Guterres has appealed for meditation to end the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC. He made ...

Approximately six million people have died in the conflict in the eastern D.R.C. since 1996. For decades, numerous armed ...

A joint summit between the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community will take place today and ...

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