DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Thousands of children have been subjected to rape and sexual violence in conflict-battered eastern ...

The oil-rich central African nation of Gabon on Saturday will hold its first presidential election since a 2023 military coup ...

The Associated Press Goma's once vibrant music scene muted since M23 takeover in Congo Posted: March 29, 2025 | Last updated: March 29, 2025 Inside the Goma Cultural Center in Congo, dozens of ...

Maj Gen Sultani Makenga, Military Coordinator AFC/M23, and Maj Gen Ibrahim M Mhona during agreement signing in Goma. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has reached an agreement with M23 ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — The M23 rebels in control of key areas of eastern Congo agreed Friday to a ceasefire with African coalition peacekeepers who have announced their withdrawal even as the ...

Sudan's impressive run in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup continued as a nation affected by civil war held Senegal to a 0-0 draw on neutral turf. Sadio Mane came closest to a winner for the ...

Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo’s army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ceasefire this week by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents as the M23 ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels battling Congo’s army captured another strategic town in the country’s mineral-rich east, residents and insurgents said Thursday, despite ...

Moussa Mbengue, a program officer for inclusive education at Sightsavers in Senegal, points out that while technology has progressed, it does not match the impact that braille had two hundred ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels battling ... Pronczuk reported from Dakar, Senegal. The Seattle Times does not append comment threads to stories from wire services such as the Associated ...

M23 fighters in the back of a pickup truck in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, in January, after taking control of the city.Credit...Guerchom Ndebo for The New York Times The M23 militia is ...

Tens of thousands have escaped Bukavu and nearby areas for Burundi, while uprooted people who were living in Goma having fled an M23 offensive elsewhere are now returning to devastated areas.