Doctor Denis Mukwege was awarded the prestigious Sakharov human rights prize for his work in helping thousands of gang rape victims. Read more »
European lawmakers have awarded Denis Mukwege the Sakharov prize for his work in helping thousands of gang rape survivors in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »
Amnesty International has accused a Belgian mining group of bulldozing hundreds of homes and benefiting from a government "cover-up." Read more »
The UN has urged Congolese authorities and the peacekeeping mission to boost their respective capacities to stem the violence. Read more »
A new report by Human Rights Watch says over 50 youths have been executed by police and 33 forcefully disappeared since an anti-crime campaign began. Read more »
Two nights of fashion, one night of "pure industry" and one day of discount bazaar shopping. Read more »
The United Kingdom has revoked the visa for Jean-Pierre Bemba's lawyer Jean-Jacques Mangenda Kabongo, who is in detention at the International Criminal Court. Read more »
The Grand Inga Dam in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which could generate enough electricity to power half of Africa, may prove to be South Read more »
Renowned naturalist, David Attenborough, has called on a UK petroleum company to stop exploring for oil in Virunga - home to "more species of birds and mammals than any other ... Read more »
The 40th anniversary of one of the most famous events in sports history, the Rumble in the Jungle in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) - the heavyweight boxing title ... Read more »
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