A military court in Congo, one of Africa's largest ... The men convicted in the coup attempt are likely to face execution by ...

The coup attempt Six people were killed during ... the president to designate the method of execution. Past executions of militants in Congo have been carried out by firing squad.

Children faced "summary execution" at the hands of Congolese rebel group M23 for donning uniforms and weapons abandoned by the country's military, the UN has said. The rebel group is spearheading ...

Six people were killed during the botched coup attempt led by the ... president to designate the method of execution. Past executions of militants in Congo have been carried out by firing squad.

And successive presidents are said to have kept it weak for fear of a coup. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s army has appeared too weak and dysfunctional to stop a militia that has swept ...

Rwandan-backed rebels now control large parts of eastern Congo and threaten to expand their offensive west into two ...

Rwanda-backed rebels were quickly expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the region's major city, the U.N. said Friday, also expressing concerns over executions it learned ...