The takeover of Goma is yet another territorial gain for the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) rebel coalition, which includes the M23 armed group – sanctioned by the United States and the United Nations.

More than 100 female inmates of an African prison were raped and burned alive during a jailbreak, the United Nations said.

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It last erupted in 2015 but has a history of more than 50 different eruptions over the last 800 years. The good news is that because the top of the volcano is still 4,500 feet below the ocean’s ...

The risk of further eruptions from volcano Nyiragongo led DR Congo authorities to order the evacuation of parts of the city of Goma Thursday, causing an immediate exodus of tens of thousands of ...

The Kilauea volcano at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is spewing lava once again, the seventh recorded episode in recent weeks. The eruption that began Dec. 23 in a crater at Kilauea's summit has ...

In our news wrap Tuesday, a rebel group backed by Rwanda has claimed the critical Congo city of Goma, President Trump signed ...