Widow Francine Nsengiyumva and her three children have little to eat and sleep on the hard ground, but like many others at a makeshift displacement centre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, she ...

China and the Republic of the Congo ... China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Tuesday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau ...

A glimpse of life after the siege in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, as some semblance of a tenuous peace returns, as does the fear of reprisals.

The 5th edition of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum has re-echoed its commitment to advancing stabilisation, recovery, ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to ...

Missiles are flying above civilians' homes as fighters fire heavy artillery in Goma's city centre, an International Committee ...

The rift is a long line of mountains, volcanoes, valleys, and lakes that mark the boundary between ancient tectonic plates ...

Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past week.

The Rwandan military shot at a fighter jet of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) on Tuesday which had “violated Rwanda’s airspace.” Witnesses in DR Congo’s town ...

Image: Was the right decision made not to send off David Brooks [left] after his clash with Marc Cucurella at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday? Ex-top flight referee Dermot Gallagher assesses the ...

WEST AFRICA has long been a source of booze ... because it was seen as a threat to pricier imports). Both women are targeting the luxury market. Unlike informally produced ogogoro, which is ...

Mastercard has opened its first office in Accra, Ghana, expanding its operations in West Africa. This strategic milestone demonstrates Mastercard’s commitment to helping the country’s ...