U.N. children’s agency warns the toll may be significantly higher, as M23 rebels continue their advance.

The collapse of USAID-funded programs has also left thousands of local aid workers in DR Congo without jobs, further crippling women's services.

Being single isn’t all that bad — and a study out of the University of Toronto suggests women might handle it better than men. In a paper published in December, lead author Elaine Hoan ...

People gather for a funeral in the city of Goma, Congo.

Single women are happier, on average, than single men. That's among the findings of a recent study by University of Toronto psychology researchers. They say the results suggest that men may have ...

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women recently examined the Republic of the Congo’s eighth periodic report, acknowledging the country’s legal advancements while raising ...

Those days are fading fast. A new study has turned conventional wisdom about relationships upside down, revealing an unexpected truth: single women are thriving, while single men are struggling to ...

Her story mirrors that of thousands of other families displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last ...

This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled. By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar ...

When I first drove into DR Congo's eastern city of Goma, it was hard for me to tell I had entered a conflict zone. Goma residents filled the streets a few miles from the border with Rwanda - commuters ...

AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa Hundreds of women were raped and burned to death after a mass jailbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following the seizure of a major city by militants.