Thousands of children have been subjected to rape and sexual violence in the conflict-battered eastern Congo over the course ...

A young woman left a city court in shock after claiming two Congolese men forced her to eat a kilo of salt after raping her. According to the woman, the salt was meant to prevent her from becoming ...

The men recently had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment for their role in an attempted coup last May in the ...

Congolese forces have rescued at least 40 hostages held by Islamic State-linked rebels after an intense battle with the extremists in the country’s hard-hit eastern region ...

In the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, young women, like Esther Abumba, are turning to slam poetry to express their pain and resilience amid ongoing conflict. Slam poetry offers a platform ...

Burundian security officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the BBC that men were not being allowed ... belongings we have left," the Congolese woman, who has lost her sight, told ...