The United Nations says at least 126 cases of rape took place in eastern Congo last month.

Talks aimed at ending fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday hit a snag as the M23 rebels failed to show up at the negotiation table in the Ugandan capital Kampala.

Talks aimed at ending fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Sunday opened in the Ugandan capital Kampala with warring parties, government and M23 rebels committing themselves to peace.

Talks aimed at ending fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Sunday opened in the Ugandan capital Kampala with warring parties, government and M23 rebels committing themselves to peace.

The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) is urging the rebels of the M23 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the government to engage into dialogue to find a peaceful solution to the political crisis.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government officials and M23 rebels fighting in the eastern part of the vast central African country on Friday arrived in the Ugandan capital Kampala for talks aimed at ending the conflict.

The death toll in the cargo plane crash that occurred on Friday evening in capital of the Republic of Congo has risen to 32, according to an official from the Congolese Red Cross on Saturday.

The M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday pulled out of Goma, the capital of the eastern province of North Kivu.

Rebels in Congo believed to be backed by Rwanda postponed their departure Friday from the key eastern city of Goma

Rebels who last week seized Goma, one of the most important cities in eastern Congo, said they had pulled back slightly and were on track to leave the city by Friday, in accordance with a deadline imposed by the international community.

The chairman of the Union for the Congolese Nation (UNC, opposition), Vital Kamerhe, on Monday urged the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) to negotiate with the March 23 movement rebels (M23).

The UN Security Council on Saturday demanded an end to the recent escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where hundreds of civilians were killed and yet another town in eastern Congo was seized by rebels.

The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), known as MONUSCO, is on high alert after fighting broke out between the M23 rebel group and the Congolese army on Thursday, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said here Friday.

At least 10 people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between the two trains on Saturday in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), according to the Commercial Society of Transport and Ports (SCTP).

General Ban Ki-moon condemns in the "strongest possible terms" an attack which took place on Thursday night at the home of Dr. Denis Mukwege, a physician internationally known for his work with rape victims in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to Mr. Ban's spokesperson.

Africa's Great Lakes countries vow to continue efforts to find a solution to conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) despite challenges ahead.

Kampala — Uganda's mediation to end the fighting in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between government troops and M23 "mutineers", which has caused large-scale population displacement, has come into question.

French President Francois Hollande has called for an end to the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila was warmly applauded by at the opening of the Francophonie summit, which brings together French-speaking countries in Kinshasa this weekend, despite criticism by French President François Hollande of the human rights situation in his country.

Ishasha — These days, the M23 rebels in the eastern DRC province of North Kivu are fighting a war not only against regular Congolese army troops. Armed groups in the north of the territory have formed their new collective enemy. The Mai Mai, as they are known, are ready and waiting - and aggressive.