BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of secondary school students sat for state exams in ...

Burundi goes to the polls this Thursday to elect MPs and local councillors. But the election has already been heavily ...

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. DRC: M23 rebels executed at least 21 civilians in Goma, Human Rights Watch says ...

The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission has told IOL that scores of South African nationals are languishing in Zimbabwe's Harare ...

As violence continues to displace people in the eastern DRC, women face a heightened risk of sexual and gender-based violence ...

US funding cuts remove a vital lifeline in Eastern Africa, risking preventable deaths, disease outbreaks, and increased ...

Amazon’s North Carolina expansion will hire engineers, network, and security specialists, while boosting thousands of jobs in ...

VICTIMS of war in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are still waiting for closure, justice and reparations, 25 years after the conflict. Hundreds were killed and thousands injured during ...

Qatar has presented a draft peace proposal to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels following months ...

INTERNATIONAL Resources Holding (IRH), a subsidiary of UAE’s International Holding Company, said it had agreed to buy a ...

The Ugandan army said Thursday it had taken control of the Democratic Republic of Congo towns of Kasenyi and Tchomia to ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Government has imposed on June 4 a stringent ban preventing media outlets from reporting ...