The 46- year-old multi- Grammy Award- winning star sparked a backlash after taking to the stage in Rwanda this month, which has been involved in a war with the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2022.

USAID staffer Kenneth Bledsoe and his family had to be evacuated to safety from the Congo -- only to return home to find Elon Musk leading the dismantling of the agency.

American singer-songwriter John Legend has told the BBC he is unfazed by a public backlash against his decision to perform in Rwanda, despite the country's involvement in the war in its neighbour the ...

News today includes the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will begin withdrawing its troops from the Democratic ...

On Wednesday, a boy attempts to outrun his opponents on a sandy football pitch in Ivory Coast's largest city, Abidjan.

Angola has acted as a mediator in the conflict in eastern Congo, which escalated in late January when the Rwanda-backed rebels advanced and took control of the strategic eastern Congo city of Goma. In ...

finance executives and a John Legend concert. March 11, 2025 Since an armed rebel group backed by Rwandan troops launched a major offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo, professional ...

Authorities investigating the deaths of at least 60 people in northwestern Congo suspect the water source in one of the areas may have been contaminated, the World Health Organization said Friday.

John Legend has defended his decision to headline a sold-out concert in Kigali, Rwanda, despite the country’s involvement in ...

John Legend has defended his decision to play a gig in Rwanda despite the country’s involvement in the war with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The singer performed at the BK Arena in Kigali ...

But Legend defended his decision to headline the ... "I'm aware of what's happening [in DR Congo] and I'm aware of the calls there have been for me to not do this show, but I really believe ...

The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing rebels in DR Congo But Legend defended his decision to headline the Move Afrika event in Kigali, which was run by the Global Citizen NGO and attracted ...