The UN reproductive health agency (UNFPA) on Tuesday described women and girls across the Democratic Republic of the Congo as 'one of the world's worst humanitarian crises,' facing widespread ...

Fighters from Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebel group killed at least 20 men and raped scores of women and girls in the east in November, Amnesty International said in a report on Friday. The ...

A total of 326 Rwandan nationals returned from DR Congo on Thursday, October 30, in the latest group to cross the border as part of a repatriation effort between the two countries.

Hundreds of women carry cross-border trade on their heads and backs every day at Kasumbalesa, the Democratic Republic of Congo's second-busiest border crossing into Zambia. Their work keeps supply ...

Pope Francis urged Congo's people on Wednesday to forgive those who have harmed them as he presided over a Mass before an estimated 1 million people in a country wracked by decades of violence. Many ...

KINSHASA, Congo — An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison in the capital left at least 129 people dead, most of them in a stampede, authorities said Tuesday. A provisional assessment showed that ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in Saturday following a disputed December election, promising to unite the Central African country during his second five-year ...

* Clinton says atrocities in Goma are "mark of shame" * Goma trip will highlight new spike in violence * Rights groups say UN-backed offensive making it worse (Adds quotes, details of Lakes leaders' ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo ...

KINSHASA, June 1 (Reuters) - Three weeks after giving birth to twins, 16-year-old Annaelle felt like a hostage: the hospital would not let her leave until she'd paid her medical bills, but she had no ...

The Duchess of Edinburgh talks with people at the Makala Prison Safe House in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (Aaron Chown/PA) (PA Wire) The Duchess of Edinburgh has said the issue of sexual ...