Crime has increased in eastern DR Congo's two major cities which were recently seized by the Rwanda-backed M23, the UN's ...

A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...

Also, UNHCR spokesperson, Olga Sarrado said that those fleeing DR Congo had been entering Burundi ... In the same manner, the UN World Food Programme, WFP, announced on Thursday that it had ...

Congo has been plagued by war for nearly three decades. Millions of people have been displaced, and rape has consistently ...

The cost of some essential food items has more than doubled in Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that was captured by M23 rebels last week, according to locals ...

Burundi has "accelerated" the withdrawal of some troops from DR Congo, a senior military source told AFP Thursday, as the UN ...

As fighting continues in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the humanitarian situation is fast deteriorating in neighbouring Burundi, with daily arrivals increasing through its ...

An offensive by M23 fighters is disrupting health services and displacing people in a region already beset by health ...

The World Food Programme (WFP ... Bruno Lemarquis, the UN's Humanitarian Coordinator for DR Congo, has issued a strong plea for immediate international support. "I call on the international ...

warehouse holding 7,000 tonnes of food. Recall that the DR Congo government has accused Rwanda of backing M23 to exploit its natural resources, an allegation Kigali denies. Government spokesman ...

Fighting in DR Congo has exacerbated a humanitarian crisis ... He added that an increased number of residents needed food aid as prices had risen, but the US pause on foreign aid hindered agencies ...