By Elodie Toto This article was produced with the support of the Pulitzer Center Rainforest Investigations Network in ...

The practice takes place near homes and rivers. Researchers show large chunks of critically important forest are being ...

Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo on Wednesday, as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in ...

The M23 rebels are one of about 100 armed groups vying for a foothold in the conflict-battered North Kivu province.

DR Congo's president has vowed a "vigorous" military response against Rwandan-backed fighters who have advanced further in ...

There is no place like Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of Congo to experience the magic of forest elephants. Spanning more than 13,600 square kilometers, this park is one of Africa's ...

They joined 4.6 million people who were already displaced in Congo’s east. And still, people poured into Goma, often in long columns. Some pushed wheelbarrows with a few salvaged belongings.

Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo’s largest city including its airport, the United Nations said, as ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s M23 rebels say they have taken control of the key eastern city of Goma.

Congo accused Rwanda of sending troops into its territory, while Rwanda said fighting near the border threatened its own security. Rwanda's army said Congolese shelling had killed five people and ...

A leading bishop in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says the situation in the conflict-hit eastern part of the country ...

Rwanda-backed fighters advanced on a second front in their lightning offensive across eastern DR Congo on Wednesday after ...