Armed men have raped dozens of children in eastern Congo over the past weeks, UNICEF says. It comes as rebels expand their footprint in the area and push government forces out. The perpetrators ...

The presidents of Congo and Rwanda have met in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seized two ...

Despite the risks from deadly armed groups roaming the countryside ... North Kivu region of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. North Kivu is primarily rich in coltan and other minerals ...

D AKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.N. children’s fund on Thursday accused armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of children over the past weeks as rebels ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Armed men in eastern Congo raped hundreds of children and recruited child soldiers at unprecedented levels, the U.N. children’s fund said Thursday, as the conflict in the ...