On July 15, 1994, an unprecedented 250,000 Rwandan refugees crossed from Gisenyi (now Rubavu) into Goma, in what was then Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo--DRC).

Conflict analysts have suggested that Islamic state militants in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been able to operate with increasing impunity due to the conflict with the allegedly ...

Some 200 Uruguayan peacekeeping troops intended for the United Nations (UN) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ...

CIVICUS speaks with Claude Iguma, a mining governance expert with a PhD in Social Sciences, who is based in Bukavu, South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

There is no simple recipe for a good peace agreement, but research shows that four elements are important: a serious commitment from the parties, precise wording, clear timelines and strong ...

In the north of Mozambique, Al-Shabaab have waged a brutal insurgency since 2017, leading to beheadings, rapes, and burned ...

Uganda has reopened its border crossings with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), six months after sealing off key routes ...

Thousands of people flee a refugee camp, near Kibumba some 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Goma in eastern Congo, Monday, ...

Ending USAID could lead to the deaths of 14 million people over the next five years, an analysis from a medical journal predicts.

The raging retaliations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group have taken a positive turn according to ...

Residents of eastern DR Congo say the country's appearance at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations provides hope at a time of ...