Despite the risks from deadly armed groups roaming the countryside, Judith Kahindo walks alone every day to her isolated ...

M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance into eastern DR Congo. While the rebels are outnumbered by the Congolese ...

Since January, however, the rapid conquest and occupation of a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwanda and ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Thursday that a summit of regional heads of state had terminated ...

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

Africa's beautiful lakes not only serve as key sources of water, food and transportation, but also act as borders—both ...

As a global news agency that disseminates news around the world, the AP says it must ensure that place names and geography are easily recognizable to all audiences. AP style is not only used by the ...

In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), insecurity and horrific sexual violence have left tens of thousands fleeing across borders with no sign of the exodus stopping, the UN refugee ...

GEOQUIZ: Which five African countries border the Mediterranean Sea? Answer: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt. In all, 22 countries and one territory (Gibraltar) have coasts on the ...

Immigrants are black and brown people who come from countries in the Global South, including nations in Africa. Expatriates, ...

The WHO is investigating the outbreaks, but the remote geography and limited healthcare ... In the case of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the weak healthcare infrastructure poses a ...

This insecurity extends to Goma itself, where there have been reports of crime and targeted violence, including home invasions and kidnappings. The UN peacekeeping mission for DRC, MONUSCO, has ...