Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...

Lubumbashi is little known, but its minerals electrified the world, created atom bombs and are key to greener energy, the ...

The M23 rebel group have captured the city of Goma in the eastern DRC in a major escalation of a drawn-out conflict.

DR Congo is a country in Central Africa but many people do not know that the country hosts many mineral resources important ...

A rebel group that claimed to have captured the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, after fighting with the Congolese ...

Tens of thousands of IDPs are leaving and routine is tentatively returning, as residents hope for peace despite crisis.

RWANDA has the best economy in Africa and receives over US$1 billion international grants every year from the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US). But wait until ...

Photographer and visual artist Sammy Baloji discusses his International Film Festival Rotterdam Tiger Competition entry, the importance of sound, and the Pier Paolo Pasolini adaptation he is hoping to ...

Since flag independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960 and since the gruesome murder of its founding president, Patrice ...

The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) has warned of dwindling food, water, and medical supplies in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after the M23 rebel group seized the city after ...

The North Kivu Region with its capital city and gatway of Goma has many tourist favorite. This region has been turning into a ...

The Barron's news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This article was produced by AFP. For more information go to AFP.com.