Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are ...

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

The M23 rebels took control of a town 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Bukavu despite a ceasefire.

Residents walk by charred vehicles in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 Hawaiian volcano erupts ...

Rwandan-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a city 60 miles (96 ...

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A glimpse of life after the siege in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, as some semblance of a tenuous peace returns, as does the fear of reprisals.