DR Congo

An internal army document, verified by security officials, confirmed that 48 people were killed in the incident, along with the slain policeman

Ugandan says suspects were arrested over a terror attack at a school that killed 42, including 37 students, and was blamed on Islamic State-linked group ADF

Ugandan police say Islamic State affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) responsible for terror attack that killed dozens of children

Nearly one million people have fled their homes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo so far this year – International Organization for Migration

Fighting is exacerbated by the dire humanitarian crisis in Congo, where almost six million are displaced and hundreds of thousands face extreme food insecurity

The M23 insurgency stems from the fallout of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda

Each government regularly accuses the other of backing armed rebel groups it is seeking to quash

M23 is seeking dialogue with DR Congo and will in the meantime withdraw its troops from combat zones

'Admission of the DRC marks a momentous occasion in the region's integration history'

Local residents are 'fleeing in all directions,' said Kathuho, head of a civil society group

Diplomat says 'there will be a committee set up to study the issue' of Israel's AU status

The Djugu region is home to a bloody, long-running feud between the Lendu and Hema communities

Uganda was hit by a series of bombings in October and November that killed five people and wounded dozens

An unknown number of people were also kidnapped said the deputy mayor of Mangina

In late November, more than 100 civilians were killed in just one week

On Sunday, the DR Congo granted permission for Uganda to pursue the Allied Democratic Forces

Incident marks the second recent fatal attack on the same camp in less than a week

The Allied Democratic Forces is one of the deadliest armed groups in the mineral-rich eastern DR Congo

The massacre 'brings to at least 1,137 the number of civilians killed in North Kivu and Ituri...'

Five children between the ages of one and 12 will be flown to Israel and treated at the Wolfson Medical Center

'We are concerned that local capacity and services may be soon overwhelmed,' a UNHCR representative said

Around 83 aid workers - a quarter employed by the WHO - were involved in sexual coercion and abuse

The Congolese President said the new mission would focus on economic ties between the two countries

Shops and a pharmacy were looted by the Allied Democratic Forces who waged the attack