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

The world's peatlands are "dangerously under-protected", warns a new study, despite their critical role in storing vast amounts of carbon and the alarming levels of climate-heating carbon dioxide ...

There is a “mismatch” between the importance of peatlands and their current level of protection, a new study warns.

As Rwanda-backed rebels strolled through the streets of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, President Felix Tshisekedi's office claimed it was actually still controlled by his ...

Countries bordering the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo sought to shore up defences on Wednesday as violence spreads ...

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

Traders and travellers packed their belongings and paid their fares early on Tuesday for the long boat journey across eastern ...

The Rwandan-backed rebels' entry into Bukavu follows their capture of Goma, defying international calls for a ceasefire.

Scores of people have fled since the fighters reached outlying districts of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu province, on Friday. It was barely defended by the Congolese armed forces . The fall of ...

Columns of M23 fighters allied with Rwandan troops on Sunday entered the centre of another key city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the African Union highlighted growing fears that ...