For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...

At just 18, Belange Mutunda left her home in the Democratic Republic of Congo to move to Iowa so she could pursue her dreams ...

The Mardi Gras Indians continue to evolve with the times, yet they remain a lasting reflection of the foundation of deep ...

Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday a mysterious illness in northwest Congo that has surpassed 1,000 cases and killed at least 60 people might be malaria.

have appointed a trio of former African leaders to facilitate the blocs’ new peace process for the DR Congo conflict. The three elder statesmen—former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta ...

Eastern and Southern African countries are looking into the possibility of deploying troops to secure areas of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo now under M23 rebel control, according to a ...

The South African military on Wednesday completed the evacuation of no fewer than 127 troops from the front lines of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, four of whom were ...

Rwanda-backed M23 fighters have captured swathes of eastern DRC despite military support provided by several countries, including South Africa ... since January, DR Congo's Prime Minister Judith ...

An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the ... within 48 hours, the Africa office of the World ...

Their rapid offensive has killed around 7,000 people, Congo says. Another group of South African soldiers were due to return home later this week, the SANDF said. An official from the union that ...

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Eastern and Southern African Blocs Weigh Deployment to Eastern Congo (Reuters) - Eastern and Southern African countries are looking into the possibility of deploying troops to secure areas of ...