Race organiser attempt to reassure those concerned about safety due to developing conflict in the Goma region of DRC ...

In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the shimmering waters of Lake Kivu meet rolling green ...

Feb. 6, 2025 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Subramoney Iyer, highlights some of the most compelling images ...

Congo jailbreak footage shows prisoners fleeing as smoke billowed in the background, with heavy gunfire ringing out.

On the streets I once walked and drove down daily, near the shopping centre where I bought my groceries, dead bodies lay prostrate and forgotten. Artillery shells were dropped with impunity on Goma’s ...

Killings and mass rape are unfortunately frequent scenes of conflict-related sexual violence that have plagued the Democratic ...

For a nation grappling with unemployment, poverty, and inequality, SONA2025 likely failed to ignite the sense of urgency or hope.

A Congo military court accused Corneille Nangaa of war crimes and treason, following his group's seizure of Nyabibwe, a ...

More than 100 female inmates of an African prison were raped and burned alive during a jailbreak, the United Nations said.

More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire ...

Up to 167 women have been raped and killed after prisoners escaped jail in the DRC, according to a UN document seen by the BBC.

The United Nations meanwhile said the battle for the key city of Goma, which the M23 and Rwandan troops seized last week, had ...