The resurgence of the M23 (March 23 movement) rebel group has once again drawn global attention to the eastern Democratic ...

Park authorities have been assisting ranger families, but the conflict and economic instability leaves them vulnerable ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. After almost two decades of violent conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – during which time the Virunga National ...

have destroyed large tracts of the park, home to mountain gorillas and other endangered species, to create agricultural and pastoral land. Located in DRC on the border with Rwanda and Uganda, Virunga ...

Unfortunately, the DRC's violence has affected this destination ... as a cause of extreme violence and insecurity. The Virunga National Park is particularly important in this respect, due to ...

SOCO has announced plans to explore for oil in and around Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Virunga is the first national park established on the continent and is ...

Virunga National Park rangers. Rangers play a key role in safeguarding protected areas, one of the key conservation actions included in the meta-analysis. (Photo by Bobby Neptune) Disclaimer ...

“The scale of sexual violence against children in eastern DRC is beyond a crisis – it is a tragedy. We are seeing an alarming increase in cases, not seen in years, with many young survivors ...

Two British tourists and a driver were kidnapped in Virunga National Park. A park ranger was also allegedly killed. KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A Congo park spokesman says one guard has been killed and ...

"We terminated the mandate of SAMIDRC and directed the commencement of a phased withdrawal of SAMIDRC troops from the DRC," the regional bloc leaders said in a statement on Thursday. The decision came ...