YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A Catholic official in the Democratic Republic of Congo says faith ... by War Child UK and War Child Holland indicate that of 300,000 child soldiers active in armed conflict ...

As Rwanda-backed rebels closed in on eastern Congo's largest city, retreating army soldiers barged into Suzanne Amisi Wilonja's home near the airport to loot, firing indiscriminately and shooting her ...

The M23 militia is ruling over a vast stretch of territory in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

Congo: Life as a former child soldier A former child soldier in eastern Congo tells DW what life is like after being forced into joining a militia. Human Rights 02/12/2023 February 12, 2023 01:50 min ...

GOMA, Congo — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers ... reported cases of “child and forced recruitment ...

Helen’s child by rape gives her a link “forward into the future.” Bearing children also meant protecting them from their ...

Their rapid offensive has killed around 7,000 people, Congo says. An Ansonia mother and her child were found and are safe, according to an update from... Another group of South African soldiers ...

The United Nations has warned of surging child recruitment ... more territory in eastern Congo than ever before. A military prosecutor has accused fleeing soldiers of crimes including rape ...