For decades, the Masisi region in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo stood as a beacon of prosperity, famed for its cattle herding and farming. Its fertile lands made it the breadbasket of the ...

Jordan Bita preferred to risk his life swimming across a roaring river than stay at home and be conscripted by rebels in ...

were systematically raped by armed men while searching for food," Russell added. More than 100 armed groups are vying for control of Congo's mineral-rich east in a decades-long conflict that has ...

The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created ... out and youths looted and destroyed shops. "I only have enough food for three days. As a woman it is difficult for me to go outside ...