The United Nations called for global action Monday and $6 billion to fight famine and sexual violence in war-torn Sudan, ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), during a rapid advance in the region. Watch this report for more details!

More than 88,000 women and girls are at risk of gender-based violence, while unintended pregnancies are expected to rise due ...

The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of ...

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of ...

Analysts say the deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in ...

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...

Several weeks ago, the M23 rebels — the most prominent among more than a 100 armed ... those claims — they say the situation is dangerous, especially for women and girls amid reports of sexual ...

Several weeks ago, the M23 rebels — the most prominent among more ... especially for women and girls amid reports of sexual violence, targeted killings, forced conscription and arbitrary arrests.

The M23 is mostly led by Congolese Tutsi rebels who initially justified their insurgency by ... with displacement camps repeatedly shelled and women and girls facing high levels of sexual and ...

M23 raped several dozen women and girls as young as 10 ... what M23 had done and demanded the group abandon the city. The rebels withdrew within weeks, and they were defeated the following ...

The call comes after M23 rebels have already seized Goma, the provincial capital. Reports suggest that they are closing in on the city of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province. This has ...