DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Armed men in eastern Congo raped hundreds of children and recruited child soldiers at unprecedented levels, the U.N. children’s fund said Thursday, as the conflict in the mineral ...

They were killed when rebel group the M23, backed by Rwandan forces, advanced to the crucial area of Goma in the DRC.

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s largest church organizations met Wednesday with Rwanda-backed rebels in the country’s east in the latest push for peace and dialogue after weekslong fighting that saw the ...

Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in minerals.