Thousands of children have been subjected to rape and sexual violence in the conflict-battered eastern Congo over the course ...

April 12 (Reuters) - Clashes between pro-government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels reached Goma in east Congo, residents told Reuters on Saturday, as each side blamed the other for the worst ...

It took weeks of negotiations and tensions in South Africa before the national budget was finally passed, with 194 votes in ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo's government will participate ... Rwanda-backed rebels advanced and seized the strategic city of Goma, followed by Bukavu in February. Angola, which has acted as ...

M23 fighters in the back of a pickup truck in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, in January, after taking control of the city.Credit...Guerchom Ndebo for The New York Times The M23 militia is ...

The presidents of Congo and Rwanda have met in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in mineral-rich eastern Congo earlier this year.