Fierce Fighting Reported In Eastern Congo

Bosco 'Terminator' Ntaganda Takes Over DR Congo Towns -- BBC Troops loyal to Bosco Ntaganda, wanted by the International Criminal Co...

Eastern Congo Is The "Rape Capital Of The World"

Photo: Filmmaker Fiona Lloyd-Davies. Why Eastern DR Congo Is 'Rape Capital Of The World' -- Fiona Lloyd-Davies, Special to CNN (CNN...

A Look At Congo's Conflict Minerals

Ryan Gosling: "Raise Hope for Congo" from Enough Project on Vimeo . Congo's Conflict Minerals: The Next Blood Diamonds -- Hu...

War Criminals Are In The DR Congo Military

United Nations Imposes Sanctions on Congolese Official Over Child Soldiers -- Bloomberg The United Nations imposed sanctions on a Democratic...

UN Report: Rwanda And 6 Other Countries May Have Committed Genocide In Congo

Rwanda May Have Committed Genocide In Congo, UN Says -- Bloomberg Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Rwandan soldiers may have committed genocide and six...

The Misery In Eastern Congo Continues

Vigilantes during a training session in Bangadi, northeastern Congo. The leaked UN report linked Rwanda and Uganda to war crimes in Congo. F...

What Africom’s Not Telling Us About Rape In Congo …

From War Is Boring: Kinshasa — Sexual violence is a huge problem in the Democratic Republic of Congo: everyone knows it. But just how hug...

UN Peace Keepers Faulted For Congo Rapes

U.N. Officials Say 500 Were Victims of Congo Rapes -- New York Times UNITED NATIONS — Approximately 500 women were raped in eastern Congo in...

UN Report Accuses Rwanda Of Genocide In Congo

Among the Hutus who fled to DR Congo in 1994 were many of the militiamen responsible for Rwanda's genocide. Photo from The BBC Leaked UN...

Another Failure Of The UN In Africa

U.N. Peacekeepers Cite Delay In Learning Of Mass Rape In Congo -- CNN Goma, Democratic Republic Of The Congo (CNN) -- The United Nations pea...

Rape And Violence In Eastern Congo Is Becoming The Norm

Rwandan Rebels Raped at Least 150 Women in Congo, Humanitarian Officials Say -- New York Times GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — A mob of...

Taking Aim At Congo's Conflict Minerals

Photo: Mark Craemer; Captions by David Sullivan at The Enough Project. Image from Treehugger U.S. Financial Reform Bill Also Targets 'C...

Congo's Civil War Heats Up As Tens Of Thousands Flee

Congo Army Clashes With Ugandan Rebels, 40,000 Flee -- Reuters KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo troops are fighting Ugandan...

The UN Peacekeeping Mission In Congo Is Being Accused Of Collaborating With Known Human Rights Abusers

U.N. Urged To Cease Aid To Congo Regime Accused Of Horrific Acts -- Washington Post Human Rights Watch cites surge in brutal killings and ga...

U.N. Told Not To Join Congo Army In Operation

Congolese soldiers on patrol in South Kivu Province. The mandate for the Congo peacekeeping mission expires in a few weeks. Moises Saman for...

War Crimes Accusations In Congo

Congolese soldiers at a military base in Rumangabo. Photo AFP UN Accuses Congo of Possible War Crimes -- Voice of America The United Nation...

Mineral Firms 'Fuel Congo Unrest'

From the BBC: Western mineral firms are fuelling violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo by failing to check where their raw materials ...

UN: 1,200 Congolese Killed By Ugandan Rebels In 09

Hutu rebels from the FDLR rebel group, which are being hunted by the Rwandan and Congolese armies, move through the forest deep in the bush ...

Soldier Pay Threatens To Undo Congo's Progress Against Rebels

Rich Clabaugh/Staff From Christian Science Monitor: Many soldiers haven't seen wages for months. Meanwhile, a Hutu militia is increasing...

The Congo War: Counting The Human Cost

Congo: Rights Group Documents Mass Rapes, Killings -- Yahoo News/AP DAKAR, Senegal – At least 90 women have been raped and 180 villagers kil...