Canada adopted the maple leaf flag on Feb. 15, 1965. And one of those six original flags is on display at Windsor's Chimczuk ...

The U.N. says more than 110,000 displaced people have in recent days left settlement camps in eastern Congo’s cities ...

The United Nations estimates that among the DRC’s population of 118 million, nearly one in five —21.2 million individuals— ...

South Africa has sent additional troops and military equipment to Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, political and ...

Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...

Congo’s Felix Tshisekedi attended via video link. “History will judge us harshly if we remain still and watch the situation worsen, day by day,” Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa will, as Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) officiate the handover of the mortal remains of SANDF members who lost their lives in the ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government ...

Leaders of the East African Community (EAC) and the South African Development Community (SADC) last week on Saturday approved a new set of measures expected to be crucial in pacifying the ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...