The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of today’s violence can be traced back to old problems.

Worse violence "may be yet to come" in the conflict-hit Democratic Republic of Congo, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, as the ...

The UN's top human rights body on Friday launched an investigation into alleged abuses during the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and adopted a resolution ...

The U.N.’s top human rights body has condemned Rwanda’s support of rebel fighters across the border in eastern Congo and ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urged “all those with influence” to move quickly to end the deadly ...

The U.S. has warned of possible sanctions against Rwandan and Congolese officials ahead of a summit meant to address the ...

Previously, the UN reported that around 2,900 people had been killed and 2,880 wounded in Goma as a result of the hostilities ...

Nearly 3,000 people were killed in Goma last week, according to early estimates provided by the UN peacekeeping operation in ...

The United Nations has called for efforts to prevent the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from ...

The UN Human Rights Council launched an investigation Friday into alleged violations and abuses committed in the deadly ...

Rwanda claims to have evidence of an intended attack by the Democratic Republic of Congo, denying any role in the unrest ...