Congo warlord wants to study conflict

More than two-thirds of mines in eastern DR Congo which produced "conflict minerals" four years ago are no longer run by warlords, a report says.

The International Criminal Court rejects an appeal by Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga against his conviction for using child soldiers.

A verdict is due at the International Criminal Court trial of DR Congo militia leader Germain Katanga, accused of being behind a village massacre.

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Former militia leader Germain Katanga will be sentenced on Friday at the ICC after being found guilty of committing war crimes in DR Congo in 2003.

A Somali militia commander says he is on the run after a government operation to disarm him prompted the fiercest clashes in Mogadishu since 2011.

The BBC has rare access to the US hunt for the warlord Joseph Kony, who has waged war in central Africa for more than two decades

A film starring Idris Elba as an African warlord who uses child soldiers has been achieving high viewing figures after being released online by streaming service Netflix.

The Hague, Friday. Former Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda, nicknamed “The Terminator,” will face trial next year for war crimes including using child soldiers and sex slaves in his rebel army, the International Criminal Court said on Thursday.