French Culture Minister Rachida Dati began a visit on Monday to disputed Western Sahara where she will meet officials and ...

At the 38th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, leaders discuss the urgent need for reparations and address the ongoing ...

Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi will participate in an African Union summit this weekend but will not attend a meeting on the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the president’s ...

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union came to existence in 2004, and with a manifested mandate to address the looming threats to international peace and security on the African soil.

Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo's second major city of Bukavu, residents say - Residents and business owners ...

Congo has been plagued by war for nearly three decades. Millions of people have been displaced, and rape has consistently ...

M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center ...

Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance ...

As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is mounting on the African ...

Meanwhile, South Africa says at least 14 of its troops in DR Congo have been killed in the conflict. Also in this edition: Africans aren't optimistic about the difference their leaders are making.

The Rwanda-backed M23 fighters claim to have taken control of Kavumu airport serving Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The airport ...

A leading African priest says Africa’s history can be explained as “a history of extraversion and violence,”- the idea that ...