Africa’s second-longest river is rarely sailed by tourists but new expeditions aboard the Princesse Ngalessa offer encounters with hippos, gorillas and elephants — and a glimpse of a very different wa ...

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged prayers for peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as violence in the country’s east continues to drive families from their homes and across borders.

Forest rangers say pressure is mounting. Corneille Makonga recalls how a powerful individual arrived with heavy machinery, ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has held a symbolic burial for 22 people killed in a drone strike in eastern Congo ...

Across Africa, baobabs have rich symbolic meaning, but the breakneck expansion of the DRC’s capital has reduced their number in the city centre to one ...

North of the limits of the Lukutwe community forest concession, two armed soldiers stepped in front of Valery Kyembo and his ...

Tell someone you’re planning a trip to the Republic of the Congo and you will get two reactions. The first is a respectful look, of the kind usually reserved for truly intrepid adventurers. The second ...

There is a sense of relief in Uvira following the withdrawal of M23 fighters from the city, after weeks of intense fighting ...

UN data shows a surge in security incidents against humanitarian personnel, particularly in South Kivu, amid worsening ...

The love of which Jesus speaks is the love of a God who even today comes among us, not to dazzle us with spectacular displays ...

Caf has been accused of pushing through its controversial decision to stage the Afcon every four years without properly consulting member federations ...

Stupidity is often described as a gift from God. If that is true, then the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been abundantly blessed and determined to keep unwrapping that gift with ...