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

A new trio of African leaders will try to broker a peace deal, with the ICC prosecutor arriving for an investigation, as ...

Alex Ovechkin is just 13 goals from becoming the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer after a hat trick against the Edmonton ...

Ongoing fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and Congolese troops ...

Amid escalating violence in eastern DR Congo, armed men in military uniforms raided Uvira’s Catholic bishop’s residence, ...

“The UK calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities, humanitarian access, respect for international humanitarian law, ...

EU foreign ministers agreed to impose political sanctions against Rwanda and M23 rebels in DR Congo, though Luxembourg ...

We are extremely worried about recent developments in Congo, we know the situation particularly in the east is acute,' Karim ...

DR Congo's prime minister said Monday that "more than 7,000" people have been killed in the east of the country since January ...

African countries appointed a trio of ex-leaders to oversee a push for peace in eastern DR Congo while an International ...

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

South African troops seriously wounded in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have returned home for ...