Learn about sources of continued violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and how the United Nations, African Union, and neighboring countries are struggling to curtail it.

Fighters with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which has ties to IS, killed civilians in the area of Irumu in the east of the country bordering Uganda ...

The recent peace agreement signed between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda fails to address justice for the ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) actively responds to anthrax epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo - "I wanted three children," Ombeni Mburano, 31, told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. "I've already had five, and the sixth is ...

The human rights situation across the Democratic Republic of Congo remains dire, with internal conflicts and poor governance contributing to a severe food crisis and the internal displacement of 5 ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo The DRC is home to over 529,000 refugees and asylum-seekers who have fled violence in neighbouring countries, mainly the Central African Republic, Rwanda, Burundi and ...

GENEVA (11 July 2025) – UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Siobhán Mullally, will conduct an official visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 15 ...

UN Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: UN Photo/Marie Frechon Sources from the Office of the Governor of the South Kivu Province revealed that on January 4, 2025, three ...