The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern in August 2024, a day after ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 group is one of about 100 armed factions vying for a foothold in eastern Congo in one of Africa’s longest conflicts, displacing 4.5 million people and creating what the U.N.

The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...

Congo’s leader has called on young people to enlist in the army to help fight Rwanda-backed rebels attempting to seize more territory in the country’s conflict-battered east.

Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is a rare infection most commonly found in parts of central and east Africa. The seventh ...

The current conflict in the DRC is not just a crisis of governance or ethnic tensions but a direct continuation of a colonial ...

SHARJAH, 30th January, 2025 (WAM) -- Over 40 scholars from across the humanities and social sciences gathered at The Africa Institute, Global Studies University (GSU) in Sharjah for the sixth ...

After a lightning offensive, M23 rebels now control Goma, a large city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries hired by the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries, hired by Congo to combat M23 rebels, surrendered to UN peacekeepers after being cornered near Lake Kivu. Their involvement, aimed at supporting Congo's army, worsened ...

Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what ...