The U.N. children’s fund on Thursday accused armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping ...

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GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s largest church organizations met Wednesday with Rwanda-backed rebels in the country’s east in the ...

Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo threatened on Tuesday to advance on the provincial capital of Bukavu, citing a "dangerously deteriorating" situation, amid renewed ...

BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — The trial of 84 Congolese soldiers accused of murder, rape and other crimes against civilians in the ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in even more countries, analysts warn, and the two nations most ...

Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key city of Goma in a blitz offensive in the mineral-rich region ...

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