DRC

FDLR was formed by Rwandan Hutus linked to the 1994 genocide.

Campaigners call on DRC government to investigate 'war crimes' committed by armed groups

Reports emerged of up to five civilians deaths but the UN has so far denied it killed refugees.

With up to six million dead and over two million displaced, DRC saw the deadliest conflict since World War II.

Katumbi has 'all the qualities, the strengths, the leadership needed to run the country', the G7 says.

Malu-Malu resignation announced in a televised address as fears grow that Kabila will cling on to power.

The men were part of a patrol team that came under fire from poachers, who also shot at a rescue helicopter.

Justin Wren - aka the 'big pygmy' - steps back into the cage after a five year hiatus.

Actor Ben Affleck brought his star power to a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill.

A boat disaster has killed more than 120 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a humanitarian crisis accelerates in Katanga

Northern League party lawmaker said the father of MEP Cecile Kyenge cast a spell on him.

An unidentified illness has claimed the lives of 13 people in the northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo.

IBTimes UK examines maternal mortality in conflict zones and during humanitarian crises.

Campaign groups seeking to halt the use of conflict minerals in the US said the new law had some impact.

Freedom From Torture report raises concerns UK funding to Congolese police may fuel rape as weapon.

Documentary highlighting plague of rape as weapon of war in eastern Congo to premiere at End Sexual Violence in Conflict global summit.

Up to 37 people, including women and children, massacred in Congo's eastern South Kivu province.

US SEC asked companies to audit their raw material supply chains by 2 June

Joshua French get life imprisonment in Congo for murder he denies.

Leopard-eating chimps in remote forests of DRC also seen using tools up to 2.5m long.

UN-sought sanctions against British gold dealer over alleged DRC blood gold opposed by Foreign Office.

Darpa Robotic Challenge at Miami to witness robotic teams vying for honours.

Tests confirm 20 people died after contracting the Black Death in African island state.

President of Central African Republic claims warlord wants to give himself up after eight years on the run.

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons receives Nobel Peace Prize for long-standing work.

ICRC said bubonic plague is rife in Madagascar due to its jails poor hygienic conditions.

Hero shrew has spine up to five times tougher than the rest of its body, say Chicago zoologists.

Google has announced the ten finalists in its Global Impact Challenge, offering £2 million to UK charities changing the world with technology.

Kevani Kanda's BBC documentary Branded a Witch uncovers horrific stories of child abuse in the name of fighting witchcraft.

Suspensions in Congolese army over Minova rapes, just hours after Angelina Jolie and William Hague pledged to combat mass rape in conflict zones.