An investigation by the Conflict Awareness Project has exposed an arms trading network based in Mauritius headed by associates of former trafficker, Victor Bout. Read more »
Villagers from the forest communities of Oshwe put on their best clothes and traditional musicians sang and danced to mark the launch of the new solar-powered radio station. Read more »
The United Nations is demanding that all forms of support for the Democratic Republic Of Congo's armed groups cease immediately, condemning attacks by rebel soldiers in the ... Read more »
UN and DR Congo troops have launched a pre-emptive strike in a bid to halt the advance of the M23 rebel force on the strategic town of Goma. Read more »
International Criminal Court judges have sentenced Thomas Lubanga for conscripting and recruiting children under the age of 15 years and using them in armed conflict. But they ... Read more »
Several Rwandans leave the DRC and arrive at the western border town of Rubavu from the Congolese town of Goma, following anti-Rwandan sentiments that have flared up after ... Read more »
Over 500 government troops and scores of people fled over the Ugandan border after clashes broke out with rebels of war criminal Bosco Ntaganda. Read more »
Remedial education centres are playing a critical role by providing free education and vocational training in a country where about 85 percent of children do not attend school. Read more »
In the Democratic Republic of Congo's worst livestock epidemic in more than a decade, a lethal disease has killed more than 75,000 goats and put another 1 million goats and 600,000 ... Read more »
At Thomas Lubanga's sentencing hearing, his defense reaffirmed the innocence of the first individual to be convicted by the International Criminal Court and urged judges to hand ... Read more »
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