He took over leadership of the country in 2001 at the age of just 29, after his father and former coup leader, President ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda are working toward a peace agreement aimed at ending the violent conflict ...

The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) on Thursday 1 May confirmed that “the phased withdrawal” of troops and equipment from ...

The unprecedented advance by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, part of a decades-long conflict rooted in the Rwandan genocide, has forced 1.2 million people from their homes in North and South Kivu provinces ...

MORE people than ever are food insecure in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid conflict in the east. According to the World Food Programme (WFP), there is a significant increase in acutely ...

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have asked the Senate to lift the immunity of former President Joseph Kabila so he could face trial on charges of supporting a rebel uprising ...

All programmes on stigma and discrimination have stopped with key populations, AGYW, young people, people living with HIV and other populations affected. The Ministry of Health has been convening ...

KIBUMBA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Farmers in a breadbasket town in eastern Congo who previously fled heavy fighting are ...

A woman with more than 400 skydiving jumps made "a deliberate act" to end her life when she jumped on Sunday in the UK.

Congo's Senate has been asked to revoke the former president's immunity from prosecution to face charges of supporting an insurgency in the east.

Joseph Kabila denies charges of treason and war crimes amid escalating tensions in volatile eastern provinces.