In clashes between M23 rebels and the national Congolese army, 200,000 children in Goma are at risk of soldier recruitment by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Rebels recently took over Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Told to leave by the U.N., they insist on pushing on to the capital of Kinshasa. Well-equipped, they may have foreign backing.
Gold is easier to smuggle than conflict minerals, militant groups have found. Child labor and violence in the Congo persist despite U.S. legislation on importing.
An outbreak of the often-fatal Ebola virus killed nine people over the weekend in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s health minister said.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced former Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo to 14 years imprisonment for enlisting and using child soldiers.
Rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo took control of several towns in the eastern portion of the country, including the strategic town of Rutshuru.
Prosecutors of Congolese warlord convicted of using child soldiers in his rebel army, requested a 30-year prison term from the International Criminal Court on Wednesday.
In the first verdict ever delivered by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo was found guilty of conscripting and enlisting child soldiers in the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between 2002 and 2003.
Suspense was high in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Tuesday after the electoral commission at first delayed releasing election results for several hours.
Eleven candidates will vie for president and nearly 19,000 will run for the National Assembly in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday in a potential milestone for the country’s democratic progress.