The long-awaited call came at 9:13a.m. “Finally,” says the person on the other side of the phone call. I take a deep sigh of relief. It’s Monday, February 10. I am in my hotel room at the foot of ...

(Reuters) - Congo authorities will put at least 75 soldiers on trial on Monday for fleeing the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into the eastern province of South Kivu and for violence against ...

Bicycles are the wheels for the planet, say cycling enthusiasts "Go to the slums, find out what in what condition people are staying. States do not have money to provide affordable housing and we ...

Germany is investigating multiple suspicious drone sightings near a military base training Ukrainian troops on Patriot ...

Instead, they became a seemingly permanent refugee community that now numbers some 6 million, with most living in slum-like urban refugee camps in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and the Israeli-occupied ...

Conflict Minerals - A Convenient Myth for DR Congo's M23 War?

The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO), which has consistently opposed the death penalty, maintains its stance. Speaking to La Croix International, Monsignor Donatien Nshole ...

NGO ActionAid and locals say cost of some items has risen between 18% and 160% as conflict blocks aid and supplies.

The BJP gained middle-class support in Delhi polls through tax exemptions and targeted outreach. The "sheeshmahal" controversy hurt AAP, while BJP's slum programme boosted votes. Civic issues ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has experienced violent conflict since the start of the First Congo War in 1996–97. The Second Congo War (1998–2003) was the deadliest conflict since World ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)—known as Zaire until 1997—has suffered two wars since 1996. The first war in 1996 began as a direct result of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The second began in ...