In a country where security can change in an instant, acting on lies and failing to act on truth can have very real -- even fatal -- consequences.
Communities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are being preyed on mercilessly by rebel groups and local militias, as well as their own gover...
KINSHASA, Congo — The United Nations is sending more peacekeepers to cities in Congo's North Kivu province to help combat rebel attacks in the c...
Thousands of women and children have abandoned their homes in Congo, fleeing recent clashes between the Congolese military and troops loyal to the not...
KINSHASA, Congo -- Nearly 5,000 people, mostly women, children and the elderly, have been displaced because of fighting in Congo's North Kivu province...
KAMPALA, Uganda — Up to 7,000 Congolese refugees have fled to Uganda to escape violence in their home country, Ugandan officials said, warning t...
At first glance today, things in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern North Kivu province seem far calmer than in years past. As recently as 20...
KINSHASA, Congo — The United Nations on Friday named two Congolese army colonels who appear to be blocking an investigation of soldiers accused ...
This post is part of our month-long series featuring Greatest Women of the Day, in recognition of Women's History Month. To nominate a Greatest Wom...
"Many people were killed in the crossfire," Ruti says, as she escorts me to her makeshift shelter. "I saw bodies lying dead in the street. The only thing I managed to bring with me was a frying pan. "
Congolese president Joseph Kabila paved the way for a troupe of Spanish Clowns, while thugs and militia rule the Kivus and truth-seeking journalist are threatened.
The people in eastern Congo are tired; we have been running for more than a decade now. We need to sit down, live in peace and raise our children.
