According to a United Nations report cited by Reuters, over 260 female prisoners were sexually assaulted during a mass escape from the central prison...

According to a United Nations report cited by Reuters, over 260 female prisoners were sexually assaulted during a mass escape from the central prison...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Families of those killed in what authorities called an attempted jailbreak in Congo's biggest prison are demanding answers...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Families of those killed in what authorities called an attempted jailbreak in Congo's biggest prison are demanding answers...

Families of those killed in what authorities called an attempted jailbreak in Congo's biggest prison are demanding answers from the government as...

Families of those killed in what authorities called an attempted jailbreak in Congo's biggest prison are demanding answers from the government as...

More than 100 inmates died trying to flee Makala Prison - the latest disaster to hit the overcrowded jail.

The number of death sentences handed down by “military justice” in the Kinshasa-Gombe High Court in Democratic Republic of Congo has grown by five...

A week after the escape attempt at Makala prison, many blame dire prison conditions for making a bad situation worse.

The Sahel region of north Africa may be understood as “one region, many crises.” This statement is taken from a paper first published in 2013 by...