Feb 10 (Reuters) - Blackwater founder Erik Prince deployed a private security force to operate drones and help Democratic Republic of Congo's army secure the strategic city of Uvira against ...

DAKAR, Senegal — The U.N. children’s fund on Thursday accused armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of children over the past weeks as rebels expand their ...

Armed men have raped dozens of children in eastern Congo over the past weeks, UNICEF says. It comes as rebels expand their footprint in the area and push government forces out. The perpetrators were ...