UN says rights violations escalating in Congo ahead of elections
Political tensions in Congo are rising before local, provincial and national elections over the next 14 months
Angelina Jolie warns Islamic State using rape on unprecedented scale
Islamic State is using rape as a "policy" on an unprecedented scale, says actress and rights campaigner
Grand corruption is big stumbling block for new development goals-campaigners
Nearly $1 trillion in illicit finance is estimated to leave poor countries each year
Congo militia chief Ntaganda says protected civilians
Bosco Ntaganda accused of standing by as troops under his command raped and massacred civilians, and of raping child soldiers
War crimes court hears of rape, slavery at trial of Congo's Ntaganda
Lawyer describes pain girls suffered as forced "wives" to senior officers
More nations embrace cluster bomb ban despite new attacks - campaign group
Cluster munitions typically explode in the air and scatter smaller "bomblets" over a huge area
Congo bans documentary about renowned rape trauma surgeon
Congo's media minister gave no reason for the decision to ban "The Man who Mends Women"
Crackdown fuels migration crisis within Africa
Some African nations are clamping down on migration flows
Congo militia leader pleads 'Not guilty' as ICC trial opens
Rwandan-born Bosco Ntaganda is accused of crimes including murder and rape of his own child soldiers during early 2000s
Congo militia leader goes on trial in test of international court
Rwandan-born Bosco Ntaganda is accused of crimes including murder and rape of his own child soldiers during early 2000s