The worst could be yet to come in east Congo's escalating crisis, U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said on Friday, warning that abuses including rape and sexual slavery may increase. He spoke at an ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

Learn more about the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and how humanitarian organizations are ...

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

France emphasizes diplomacy as the primary solution to the ongoing conflict in East Congo. Advocating for a return to ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. UN troops deploy outside Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, ...

Critical minerals factor into the fight. By Ruth Maclean Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their progress has been swift and stunning.

The United Nations Human Rights Council should create an independent mandate to investigate abuses by all parties to the ...

The United Nations Human Rights Council today agreed by consensus to launch an urgent fact-finding mission and commission of ...

After days of speculation, the Tanzania People’s Defence Forces (TPDF) on Sunday confirmed that two of its soldiers were ...

British foreign secretary laments lack of global attention to crises in Africa compared with conflicts in other regions - ...