Former Congo rebel leader Lumbala sentenced to 30 years over wartime atrocities

Ex-Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala has been sentenced in France to 30 years in prison for atrocities committed during ...

A free childbirth program ends in eastern Congo at the worst of times

It is increasingly difficult to give birth in eastern Congo. Rebels' seizure of key cities early this year has left many ...

Congo’s hidden victims: Child survivors recount gang rape, sexual slavery by M23 forces

M23 rebels and other fighters in Congo are using sexual violence as a weapon of war. Child survivors share their stories of ...
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14 people killed near Congo’s capital as violence over land intensifies

A military official reports that an attack on a village in western Congo has left 14 people dead KINSHASA, Congo -- An attack on a village in western Congo left 14 people dead, a military official ...
UN News Centre

UN decries ‘truly horrific’ massacres in DR Congo

Seventeen civilians, including women in labour and patients receiving care, were slaughtered inside a Catholic Church-run health centre in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last week. The ...