Nationals from seven African countries are barred from entering the United States, under a policy based on the proportion of ...

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 ...

Military analysts predict that Russia will increase the tempo of its operations in a summer offensive to increase pressure on ...

Amnesty International published a briefing on the Kisangani War Thursday, urging the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to prosecute those responsible for crimes committed ...

The Alliance Fleuve Congo/M23 rebel movement controlling territory in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says a political solution is the best option to resolve the country's multi-faceted ...

But victims of the Kisangani war, between Uganda and Rwanda on Congolese soil 25 years ago, are yet to be compensated.  The ...

Although the death row inmates have been transferred from Kinshasa to the high-security ... of death were transferred to Angenga prison, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for ...

The M23 rebel movement has rejected a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report accusing it of executing at least 21 civilians in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma in February, branding the claims as fabricated ...

Amnesty International has obtained information indicating that Garde Républicaine soldiers extrajudicially executed a large number of detainees who were held at Camp Tshatshi, the main GR military ...

Movement/Congo River Alliance (M23/AFC) rebels have vehemently rejected fresh allegations of grave human rights violations ...

The latest victim is Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera, correspondent for Jeune Afrique and Reuters in Kinshasa ... terms of human rights," warns Amnesty International. Further reading ...

Joseph Kabila is visiting the eastern city of Goma, which has been seized by rebels, after he was stripped of immunity.