Congo has been plagued by war for nearly three decades. Millions of people have been displaced, and rape has consistently been used as a weapon of war. Most estimates state that over six million ...

Fears of new massacres in Congo's second largest city have arisen after Rwandan-backed rebels entered its outskirts following ...

Hundreds of women were raped and burned to death after militants raided a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A Congo military court accused Corneille Nangaa of war crimes and treason, following his group's seizure of Nyabibwe, a ...

Hundreds of Congolese women were raped and burnt alive after Rwandan-backed militants raided a prison. The female inmates ...

From Ghana to Namibia, recent appointments of women to top political positions have been encouraging. But with more women in significant roles, are African nations really boosting female political ...

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has bemoaned inaction by the international community to end the fighting in the volatile eastern region. Experts, however, urge a local-driven process to find ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels last week captured regional capital Goma in an anarchic and mineral-rich part of Democratic Republic of Congo.

More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma, according ...

The U.N. says more than 110,000 displaced people have in recent days left settlement camps in eastern Congo’s cities ...

It can be a daunting task for anyone in sports to attempt to compete against the very best in the world without any professional training or the resources and facilities that can put you at that level ...

It premiered October 26, 2019 at 10/9c on National Geographic. See the trailer How women are stepping up to remake Rwanda Culture Women of Impact How women are stepping up to remake Rwanda How ...