The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has historically served as a primary hindquarter of European colonialism, ...

North of the limits of the Lukutwe community forest concession, two armed soldiers stepped in front of Valery Kyembo and his visitors. Wearing a bright orange vest with the logo of a reforestation ...

The advocacy group Open Doors said in its report that worldwide Christian persecution was at an "all-time high." ...

Since American forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, plunging the country into uncertainty, there have been hopes for a transition to democracy, the stabilization of its economy, a ...

Today marks one year since the AFC/M23 rebels took control of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, on January 27, 2025. The capture came weeks after the fall of nearby towns of Sake and Masisi, ...

“We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security,” President Donald Trump said on Jan. 5, “and Denmark is not going to be able to do it.” This was the icebreaker for a negotiation over ...

At least 39 people were killed after the Madrid-bound train de-railed and crashed into an oncoming one, although Spain’s ...

Congolese independence hero Patrice Emery Lumumba shot to fame on June 30, 1960 with a blistering independence speech against ...

The US president believes he has resolved enough global conflicts to have earned him a Nobel Peace Prize. James C. Reynolds and Alex Croft report on how his boasts stand up to scrutiny ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — An attack by an Islamic State-linked militant group in eastern Congo killed at least 25 people early ...

(Corrects first name of spokesperson in paragraph 1) Jan 30 (Reuters) - More than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

At least 200 people were killed earlier this week when a landslide collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, rebel authorities said Sa ...