Congo’s only 2 captive baby gorillas to move to new sanctuary where schoolchildren can visit

Baby gorillas to get new sanctuary in east Congo

Clinton sees evil in rampant sexual violence in eastern Congo, offers money and vows action

GOMA, Congo — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday was visibly moved by firsthand evidence of the brutality of war in eastern Congo, delivering an impassioned appeal for action to end to rampant sexual violence that she called “evil in its basest form.”

Clinton demands punishment for rampant sexual violence in Congo

GOMA, Congo — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the perpetrators of the rampant sexual violence in Congo must be prosecuted.

Clinton: Myanmar pro-democracy leader shouldn’t been convicted,’ calls for her release

GOMA, Congo — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Tuesday for the release of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, saying she “should not have been convicted” on a charge of violating house arrest.

Clinton demands action against sexual violence in eastern Congo

GOMA, Congo — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton toured an African refugee camp Tuesday crowded with victims of violence and malnutrition, pledging $17 million in American aid to help stem the tide of rampant sexual abuse that has staggered war-ravaged eastern Congo.

Baby gorilla saved from trafficker in Congo; found in a bag on a plane

GOMA, Congo — Authorities in eastern Congo have saved a baby gorilla from an animal trafficker who took it inside a plane hidden in a bag.

Over 40 Congolese rebels killed in air raid

NAIROBI/GOMA - More than 40 Hutu rebels have been killed in an air raid in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Rwandan and Congolese military said Friday.