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

At just 18, Belange Mutanda left her home in the Democratic Republic of Congo to move to Iowa so she could pursue her dreams of studying design and fashion. Now, with her own fashion line, she raises ...

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

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 ...

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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A group of critically injured South African peacekeepers who were hurt in fighting in eastern Congo a month ago have been evacuated by the United Nations, the South African armed forces said Tuesday.

South Africa — A group of critically injured South African peacekeepers who were hurt in fighting in eastern Congo a month ago have been evacuated by the United Nations, the South African armed ...