GOMA, Congo — For Nelly Shukuru, there was no way out. The fighting that forced her from her home, the squalid conditions in the displacement camp in eastern Congo, the hunger, all felt inescapable.

Years of conflict in eastern Congo have created a dire mental health crisis GOMA, Congo -- For Nelly Shukuru, there was no way out. The fighting that forced her from her home, the squalid ...

"It's risky work," Kunguja, 40, said from her small home in eastern Congo. "But if I don't work, I won't have money for my children." Sex workers are among those hardest-hit by the mpox outbreak ...

Support us to deliver journalism without an agenda. Authorities in Congo said they released 600 prisoners in the country's main prison on Saturday as part of a process aimed at decongesting ...

Sponsored by the Society of Black Scientists and Engineers, the gathering was the first event of Stanford’s inaugural “Breaking the Silence” Congo Week. Although the Congo is one of the ...

Congolese authorities on Saturday began vaccination against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several African countries and beyond was declared a global ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — The overcrowded boat that capsized in eastern Congo last week killed eight members of Serge Nzonga’s family along with 70 others. Days later, he was back on the same route ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court prosecutor said Monday he is renewing an investigation in Congo and focusing on allegations of crimes committed in the conflict-torn ...

10/03/2024 October 3, 2024 At least 78 passengers have been reported dead after a boat capsized on Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Officials have said almost 300 people were crowded ...