The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has summarily executed children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations ...

Marcus Bachmann, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) head of programmes for South Kivu province, explains the situation in this part of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the conflict ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels were seen in the centre of eastern Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, on Sunday, said a local ...

Between 10,000 and 15,000 people have crossed into Burundi over the last few days, fleeing escalating tension and violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Bruno Lemarquis, expresses his deep concern regarding the humanitarian consequences of the continued expansion of the conflict ...

A gorilla has died after not waking up from general anaesthesia at Paignton Zoo. Kivu, a 22-year-old western lowland gorilla, died on Thursday following a health check. The zoo said Kivu's keepers ...

French customs officers stopped an Italy-bound courier van in southern France for a routine check when they discovered two parcels containing nine dinosaur teeth probably dating back tens of ...

The summit in Paris on Ukraine's future, to be held on Monday afternoon, just as the US and Russia begin exclusive bilateral talks over a ceasfire in Ukraine, will bring together the leaders of ...

M23 rebels and Rwandan troops took what was seen as the last military obstacle in the area of Kavumu, home to the airport that serves the South Kivu provincial capital of Bukavu. The M23 group is ...

One reason the M23 and Rwandan Defence Forces were able to advance into South Kivu quickly is that in January, they had gained control around Minova, which is located in the northern part of South ...