To cross from Congo to its sister city in Rwanda here takes just minutes by land. The countries share a painful history but have little in common these days.

Children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are facing an "unprecedented catastrophe," enduring summary executions, ...

The UN says hundreds of people are wounded and that bodies are lying in the streets of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo following an advance by M23 rebels on the key city The ...

“We are just hostages” of the rebels, said Anzimana Semena, who fled into Rwanda with his three sons and was being processed in Gisenyi, a town across the border. Got a question? Put a reporter on it.

The Director General of Gisenyi Hospital, Dr. Oreste Tuganeyezu, has raised concerns over the prevalence of unsafe abortions in rural areas, attributing the issue to stigma and cultural beliefs that ...

“What we want is this war to come to an end,” said Christian Bahati, a Congolese teacher among hundreds now sheltering in the Rwandan town of Gisenyi. “You can see the level of frustration. Congolese ...

The M23 rebel group has declared the key city of Goma under its control, signalling a big blow to the Congolese army.

More than 280 Romanian "mercenaries" fighting alongside Congolese forces have surrendered to M23 in the Rwandan border town of Gisenyi, Rwanda's army said on X. They are being evacuated in buses ...

Clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's besieged city of Goma have killed at least 17 people and wounded nearly ...

Shouldering colourfully-wrapped bundles, families waited on Tuesday to be registered at an open-air refugee reception centre in the Rwandan border town of Gisenyi. Small children clung to the ...

“We are just hostages” of the rebels, said Anzimana Semena, who fled into Rwanda with his three sons and was being processed in Gisenyi, a town across the border. Muhumuza contributed from ...