DRC

The ADF launched a series of attacks in 2013 against civilians in the DRC.

Elsa Buchanan Oct 29, 2015

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

Elsa Buchanan Oct 29, 2015

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

Elsa Buchanan Oct 28, 2015

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

Elsa Buchanan Oct 26, 2015

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

Elsa Buchanan Oct 20, 2015

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

Romil Patel Oct 13, 2015

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

Romil Patel Oct 12, 2015

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

Romil Patel Oct 09, 2015

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

Romil Patel Aug 28, 2015

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

Adam Justice Mar 26, 2015

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

Peter Carty Dec 14, 2014

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

Umberto Bacchi Aug 27, 2014

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

Fiona Keating Aug 23, 2014

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

Lydia Smith Jul 29, 2014

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

Nigel Wilson Jul 01, 2014

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

Lydia Smith Jun 16, 2014

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

Gianluca Mezzofiore Jun 10, 2014

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

Aaron Akinyemi Jun 07, 2014

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

Nigel Wilson May 30, 2014

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

Ludovica Iaccino Feb 20, 2014

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

Divya Avasthy Feb 14, 2014

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

Lydia Smith Feb 05, 2014

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

Divya Avasthy Dec 20, 2013

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

Ewan Palmer Dec 11, 2013

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

Mark Piggott Nov 23, 2013

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

Hannah Osborne Oct 11, 2013

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

Umberto Bacchi Oct 10, 2013

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

Hannah Osborne Jul 24, 2013

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

David Gilbert May 22, 2013

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

Hannah Osborne May 20, 2013