Leaders from Eastern and Southern African blocs convened an unprecedented joint summit in Dar es Salaam on Thursday, calling ...

The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO), which has consistently opposed the death penalty, maintains its stance. Speaking to La Croix International, Monsignor Donatien Nshole ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, widow Francine Nsengiyumva and her children are among many displaced from Goma when M23 ...

Since flag independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960 and since the gruesome murder of its founding president, Patrice ...

The leader of the former rebel group that toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad has been named the country’s interim president, following a meeting of the former insurgent factions. The spokesman for ...

The Senate Committee on Army, led by Senator Abdulaziz Yar’adua, has lauded the Nigerian Army for its bravery and professionalism following the successful clearance of a major insurgent camp in ...

A lightning advance in Congo’s mineral-rich eastern borderlands is set to boost the M23 rebellion’s illegal mining revenues, with analysts predicting a further surge in illicit trade in minerals ...

The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.

GOMA, Congo — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's largest city, as U.N ...

Russia?s UN envoy says his country will do ?everything in its power? to help restore peace in the troubled Central African state Russia ha ...