USAID staffer Kenneth Bledsoe and his family had to be evacuated to safety from the Congo -- only to return home to find Elon Musk leading the dismantling of the agency.

The AFC/M23 rebellion in eastern DR Congo has "categorically reject the unfounded allegations" presented in Human Rights Watch's (HRW) report, on Wednesday, March 12, claiming that the rebel alliance ...

Persistent governance failures, corruption, and empty promises have destabilized eastern DR Congo for decades and the government in Kinshasa has not only failed to dismantle the "more than 200 armed ...

(Photo courtesy of CENCO) Police surrounded Catholic and Protestant churches in Kinshasa February 16 following ... s political realities exposed on the international stage, negotiations are ...

At the 58th regular session of the U.N. Human Rights Council, Caritas Internationalis highlighted the widespread effects of ...

and amnesty applications for former rebels. Education booths were also set up by international partners such as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Non-violent Peace Force, Swiss ...

A number of blank-firing guns have been handed in to Derbyshire Police during an amnesty this month. The force said it had accepted 13 so-called top-venting blank firing (TVBF) weapons at police ...

Naidoo was also secretary-general of Amnesty International from 2018 to 2020 and secretary-general of Civicus from 1998 to 2008. "The pessimism that flows from our analysis, our observation, and our ...

They are also trying to amend a law that prevents convicted criminals from running for office. “He’s asking for amnesty, which means he’s basically saying, ‘Guys, I’m guilty. I tried to come up with a ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A boat carrying people fleeing the ongoing rebel advance in eastern Congo has capsized, killing 22 people, authorities said Thursday. The boat was carrying people from ...

Amnesty International is urging French lawmakers to reject the bill, saying it would be discriminatory. The French parliament's lower house will have the final say. To pass there, the bill would ...

The reasons for the timing of M23’s “all-out assault” could be the realisation that they faced only limited resistance and were pushing against an open door, the International Crisis Group ...