A mountain collapsed in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, revealing tonnes of copper. A video capturing ...

On October 31, 2024, Dr Denis Mukwege, a world-renowned gynecologist, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate ...

Local officials in eastern Congo say at least 13 people were killed and others kidnapped by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group ...

who are doing what they can to care for victims of violence in eastern DR Congo, say that they have seen a distressing increase in the number of people who have been targetted by sexual violence.

Students illuminated the resilience, strength and humanity of Congolese women affected by decades of ongoing conflict, sexual violence and industrial mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

“The level of sexual violence is shocking ... director of programs at the Congo Research Group at New York University. Many of the players seek to control the mines and make a profit by ...

Over 100 armed groups are active in eastern Congo, and the imposition of martial ... abductions, rape and sexual violence, recruitment of children, and other attacks on civilians with near total ...

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) honors Nobel Laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege with the IRC’s 2024 Freedom Award and ...

Since the current outbreak of mpox clade I began in eastern DR Congo in 2023, there has been a rapid increase in cases, primarily in DR Congo, and spread of the monkeypox virus to other countries in ...

As part of Stanford’s inaugural Congo Week, the panel was held at ... a level of impunity in DRC that prevents victims of sexual violence and abuse from obtaining retributive justice, which ...