It lasted only six months but set the stage for the Second Congo War, which spanned roughly four years and eventually killed more than 3 million people. A peace agreement finally arrived in 2002 ...

Five rangers and their driver have been killed at the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a spokesman says. The group was killed in an ambush by suspected rebels operating ...

In April last year 13 rangers were killed in a rebel ambush. Several armed groups operate in the restive eastern region of DR Congo where Virunga National Park - a Unesco World Heritage site - is ...