Since its founding in 2015, the Lincoln-based One Thread Project has been dedicated to empowering women and children in Congo through education, entrepreneurship and vocational training. With over 375 ...

The UN reproductive health agency (UNFPA) on Tuesday described women and girls across the Democratic Republic of the Congo as 'one of the world's worst humanitarian crises,' facing widespread ...

FILE - Women walk in the Bulengo refugee camp in Goma, Congo, Thursday, Aug, 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File) DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The number of children and women who are survivors of ...

After losing her leg in a 2014 bombing in eastern Congo, Wivine Kavira Mukata transformed her trauma into purpose by becoming an ortho-prosthetist, helping fellow amputees regain mobility and dignity.

Lisa Shannon could not sit still after watching an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show that revealed the story of the world’s deadliest conflict — a Congolese war in which scores of women are raped, and ...

In the mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, new recruits are being trained for battle – and US President Donald ...