Islamic State-linked rebels have killed at least nine villagers in an attack in Congo’s conflict-battered east.

“On Sunday, we were practically cut off from the world.” Aerial view of Goma, Nord Kivu, DRC in November 2014. Image courtesy of MONUSCO Photos via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-NC 2.0). The next ...

When the Banyene family were sent back to their home in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, all that had survived the fighting was a crumbling wall and sagging metal roof. Shell casings from ...