The Democratic Republic of the Congo - As fighting intensified in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Francine Toyata clutched her pregnant belly, waves of pain coursing ...

The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of children over the past weeks as rebels expand their footprint and push govern ...

The U.N. children's fund says armed men in eastern Congo raped hundreds of children and recruited child soldiers at unprecedented levels as the conflict in the mineral- rich region intensified in rece ...

The new governor of North Kivu Province in eastern DR Congo announced on Tuesday, February 11 a new extension of border crossing time between Goma city and Rubavu District in Rwanda.

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Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...

Three more humanitarian workers associated with an international charity organization were killed in the eastern North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as African leaders are ...

Goma, the largest city in eastern DR Congo’s North Kivu province, fell under the control of the AFC/M23 rebel coalition on Monday, the rebels told CNN. This was the latest in a string of ...

The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr. Bruno Lemarquis, strongly condemns the brutal attack on humanitarian workers on 5 February 2025 in the village of Kabirangiriro, ...

After capturing Goma, the main city in North Kivu province, last week, the M23 and Rwandan troops launched a new offensive on Wednesday in a neighbouring province. Breaking a ceasefire it had ...

“In Bukavu, tensions are rising as the M23 moves closer, just 50km north of the city,” Van de Perre told reporters, calling the situation in South Kivu province “particularly concerning.