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Chibok girls: 82 are free but the tough road to reintegration now begins
Why there is a myriad of challenges in reintegrating 82 young women back into their communities.
Flood of 20,000 Congolese refugees puts strain on Angola
Refugees fleeing neighbouring DRC amid fighting between Congolese army and local tribes.
DRC: President Joseph Kabila 'has not respected accord' with new government
Commentators claim Kabila has violated power-sharing deal with appointment of new government.
Victims 'summarily executed by the army' claim witnesses in DRC's Kasai provinces
IBTimes UK hears of massacres carried out in Kananga, Kasai-Central.
EU ministers urged to apply fresh round of sanctions on DRC president's inner circle
President Joseph Kabila's officials are accused of a political blockade and violence against civilians.
ICC must probe murders of UN experts in DRC's Kasai says rights group
Kabila regime used fake militia men to commit crimes and blamed armed group, APRODEC tells IBTimes UK.
How an election delay could ignite a new civil war in the DRC
Any suspension in the elections – scheduled for December 2017 – could spark violence, warn analysts.
DRC: Five UN peacekeepers suspended over fresh sexual abuse claims
Five peacekeepers are accused of acts of sexual abuse and exploitation in the first three months of 2017.
DRC government under fire for airing video showing brutal execution of UN experts in Kasai
Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan went missing on 12 March as they investigated rights abuses.
Meet the Belgian prince running the London Marathon for families of Virunga's fallen rangers
In 2014 Emmanuel de Merode was hit by four bullets in an ambush but that won't stop him raising $1m.
UN discovers another 17 mass graves in central DRC's Kasai region
Total of 40 mass graves now found in area ravaged by clashes between Kamuina Nsapu militia and army.
Kinshasa's new police chief in DRC urges his men 'not to make the people suffer'
Colonel Palanga Nawej replaced controversial General Celestin Kanyama, who was sacked this week.
Armed group massacres in Beni, North Kivu, halted for past six months says DRC army commander
Army now ''controls'' area where over 1,150 people have been killed and kidnapped by armed groups.
Strikes grip DRC's Kinshasa amid divided opposition over new PM Bruno Tshibala appointment
After PM came to power, many fear that a ban on demonstrations all over DRC will ignite violence.
Joseph Kabila appoints ousted opposition figure Bruno Tshibala as new prime minister of DRC
Tshibala's appointment comes after Samy Badibanga resigned on 6 April.
DRC 'could explode' if President Kabila does not appoint Felix Tshisekedi as PM today, say experts
Kabila "could either tame tensions or trigger an explosion" says Vava Tampa at Save The Congo.
Catholic priests living in hiding in DRC's restive Kasai following brutal attacks
Priests fled after unidentified militiamen attacked buildings belonging to the Catholic church in Luebo town.
Pope Francis calls for peace in DRC after condemning 'bloody clashes' in Kasai
400 people have died in ongoing violence between Kamwuina Nsapu militia and security forces.
DRC unrest: Catholic Church slams 'killings and plundering' by security forces in Kasai
Military operation under way in Kananga city to dislodge suspected Kamuina Nsapu militiamen.
UN will scale back Monusco peacekeeping force in DRC by 1,500
Reduction comes against backdrop of clashes between rebel factions and political turmoil.
Melania Trump presents Women of Courage award to DRC activist Rebecca Kabugho
Rebecca spent months in jail for her political activism with the LUCHA pro-democracy movement.
'I have no words' says father of slain American UN expert as tributes flood in for three victims
Bodies of Michael Sharp, Zaida Catalan and interpreter Betu Tshintela were found in a shallow grave.
UN urged to open investigation on murders of DRC human rights investigators
Bodies of Michael Sharp, Zaida Catalan and interpreter Betu Tshintela were found in a shallow grave.
US State Department urges DRC leaders to refrain from actions 'that could incite violence or unrest'
US 'concerned' after breakdown of talks between President Joseph Kabila's allies and the opposition.
Bodies of abducted Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan discovered in DRC shallow grave
The UN investigators, who were probing human rights violations in DRC, had been missing since 12 March.
Could the 'abduction' of UN investigators mark a turning point in the DRC's rising violence?
Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan were looking into claims that security forces 'executed' civilians.
Bodies discovered in DRC shallow grave could be abducted UN human rights investigators
Caucasian bodies of 'one male, one female' could be missing Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan says father.
39 DRC policemen beheaded and buried in mass grave in Kasaï Province officials say
Machete attack attributed to a local militia, Kamuina Nsapu, seeking to avenge killing of its leader.
Human rights NGOs beg for renewed Monusco mandate to curb rising DRC violence
FIDH report documents the deterioration of the security situation in the country since summer 2016.
DRC: Why the next 24 hours will be decisive for the future of the country
The signing of an arrangement to allow for the implementation of political accord is expected today.