Tens of thousands of secondary school students sat for state exams in rebel-held eastern Congo this week, a complicated ...

Qatar has presented a draft peace proposal to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels following months of mediation in Doha. But from Kinshasa, progress looks slow and uncertain.

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

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 ...