UN agency says children as young as 12 are also being enlisted or coerced to join the fighting by armed groups.

The European Parliament urged the European Union on Thursday to freeze direct budget support for Rwanda until it breaks links with Tutsi-led M23 rebels and allows humanitarian access to areas of the ...

President Ramaphosa said that the multinational mission was part of a bigger plan for peace and stability in Africa.

The United Nations estimates that among the DRC’s population of 118 million, nearly one in five —21.2 million individuals— ...

As M23 rebels continue to gain ground in South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country's top UN humanitarian official has told UN News that increasing "complexity and ...

Why did the M23 militia capture the city of Goma which lies in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo? Does Rwanda have ...

Some of the key issues lined up for discussions include the ongoing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faces a deepening crisis as of February 2025 as political instability, insurgencies, ...

Analysts weigh in on Rwanda’s role in the conflict in DRC, whether minerals are a factor and if diplomacy can succeed.

The collapse of USAID-funded programs has also left thousands of local aid workers in DR Congo without jobs, further crippling women's services.

Heads of state attending the African Union summit are expected to hold a high-level meeting on the escalation of violence in ...

Internally displaced people (IDPs) near eastern city of Goma board pirogues on Lake Kivu after leaving the nearby Bulengo IDP ...