Congo’s presidential election spotlights the deadly crisis in the east that has displaced millions
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Elisha Manishimwe longs to return to his village in eastern Congo to vote in this...
JUSTIN KABUMBA
Congo’s president makes campaign stop near conflict zone and blasts Rwanda for backing rebels
GOMA, Congo (AP) — A fiery President Felix Tshisekedi rallied thousands of supporters at a stadium i...
Rebels in Congo take key outpost in the east as peacekeepers withdraw and fighting intensifies
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Armed rebels seized a town in eastern Congo on Thursday after violently clashing ...
Congolese Nobel laureate kicks off presidential campaign with a promise to end violence, corruption
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege kicked off his campaign fo...
Rebels claim to capture more ground in Congo’s east, raising further concerns about election safety
GOMA, Congo (AP) — A rebel group with alleged links to neighboring Rwanda claimed Wednesday to have ...
A record 6.9 million people have been displaced in Congo’s growing conflict, the U.N. says
GOMA, Congo (AP) — A record 6.9 million people have been displaced by conflict across Congo, the Uni...
‘I wanted to scream': Growing conflict in Congo drives sexual assault against displaced women
BULENGO, Congo (AP) — A hooded man burst into the 42-year-old woman’s tent while her children were o...
As elections near, Congo says it will ease military rule in the conflict-riddled east
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s president said he will gradually ease the state of military rule in the c...
UN suspends and detains 8 peacekeepers in Congo over allegations of sexual exploitation
GOMA, Congo (AP) — The United Nations has suspended and detained eight peacekeepers in eastern Congo...
Congo orders regional peacekeepers to leave by December
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s government spokesperson has said that the East African regional force wou...
At least 15 people are killed when a bomb brought home by children explodes in eastern Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) — At least 15 people were killed in eastern Congo after a group of children brought...
Congolese military court convicts colonel and 3 soldiers in connection with killings of protesters
GOMA, Congo (AP) — A military court sentenced a Congolese military colonel to death and convicted th...