Dem Rep Congo, Africa

Fighting continues on several fronts in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo despite a unilateral ceasefire declared by the armed group,...

As fighting continues in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), child recruitment by rebels in the combat zones has been reported, UN...

Supplies critical to curbing cholera and respiratory infections The first four planes carrying supplies to curb cholera and respiratory infections...

EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels today (Monday, 10 November) must provide clear commitments to send European troops to support the UN in...

Since 9 November the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been distributing to more than 17,000 displaced people between Nyamilima and...

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other African and international leaders meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, this weekend should take...

Military-escorted aid convoys also risk blurring the line between humanitarian assistance and political-military action. MSF stresses the need to...

Armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have attacked a school in a bid to recruit child soldiers. Save the Children knows of two...

Tens of civilians were killed and many more wounded during fighting between rebels of the Congrès national pour la libération du Congo (CNDP) led by...

Tens of thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) fled fresh fighting on 6 November between the army and fighters loyal to renegade general,...