Congo’s government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are accusing each other of violating terms of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending decades-long fighting and bringing a permanent peace in the ...

How would Sassou Nguesso’s long stay in office affect this election? Sassou Nguesso first came into power in 1979, following a military coup. His rule was interrupted in 1992 after he lost the country ...

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, ongoing conflict and displacement continue to place women, girls, and children at extreme risk of violence and has triggered an enduring humanitarian crisis.

In an oil-producing country where 60 percent of people are under 25, nearly half the population lives in poverty.

Despite the billions who attend weekly worship services globally with remarkable safety, a recent ambush on one of the nation's largest synagogues has intensified fear among clergy and worshippers ...

Oct. 27, 2018: Eleven Jews attending services at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh were fatally shot by a white supremacist with a history of antisemitism. The gunman, Robert Bowers, faces ...

Over the last decade, towns in the north of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have seen the increasing migration of Indigenous Batwa people, according to censuses seen by ...

The case comes after an eight-month investigation into allegations of corruption and misconduct within the country’s football governing body.

Former Congolese Football Federation president Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas sentenced to life for misusing $1.3 million FIFA funds; key projects left unfinished.

The drone strikes hit Lake Kivu and a private residence located about 164 feet from the home of former Congo President Joseph ...

A new Sapien Labs study found that young people in Ghana and Nigeria are much more able to function than those in the U.S.

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo Football Federation, Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas, has been found guilty of multiple financial crimes and ...