Rwanda-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this ...

Speaking from Goma, the U.N's deputy head of its mission there said the situation remains highly volatile, with a persistent ...

Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...

More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma, according to the UN. Hundreds of prisoners broke out of Munzenze prison last Monday, ...

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.

Eight people, including local officials, a civil society representative, rebels and an international security source, confirmed Nyabibwe had fallen to the rebels.