The U.N. children's fund says armed men in eastern Congo raped hundreds of children and recruited child soldiers at unprecedented levels as the conflict in the mineral- rich region intensified in ...

The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO), which has consistently opposed the death penalty, maintains its stance. Speaking to La Croix International, Monsignor Donatien Nshole ...

Christian leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo have pledged to work toward peace and harmony between neighbors ...

For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as ...

Photographer and visual artist Sammy Baloji discusses his International Film Festival Rotterdam Tiger Competition entry, the ...

Since flag independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960 and since the gruesome murder of its founding president, Patrice ...

Recent data tell us that tropical Africa has lost about 22 per cent of its forested a.   rea since 1900, which is comparable to the losses in the Amazon.

Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The ...

Trees and streams have disappeared, replaced by muddy puddles like the one seen behind him. Image by Elodie Toto/Mongabay. Republic of the Congo. The Republic of Congo’s minister of mines has issued ...

East African leaders call for immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo Members of the M23 rebel group ride on a pickup truck as they leave their position for patrols amid conflict between them and the ...

Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo on Wednesday, as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the conflict-battered region.

Rwanda has accused Congo of enlisting Hutu rebels and former ... The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust is hosting a tree-planting fundraiser, helping create a sustainable future for local ...