In recent months the Rwandan-backed M23 Movement has swiftly seized scores of territory in the DRC's mineral-rich east in ...

Pupils in the regional capital Bukavu were returning to school, an AFP journalist saw, after schools shuttered in the city ...

The security situation in South Kivu of DR Congo has reportedly deteriorated amid reports of violence, looting, and abuses ...

The mortal remains of the 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers who were killed in the Democratic Republic ...

By Ashoka Mukpo On Jan. 28, the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 captured Goma, capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich North Kivu province. The fall of Goma marks a shocking ...

(CNN) — The seismic activity rattling Santorini and other Greek islands is not over and the biggest quake yet could be still to come, a seismologist has warned.

"All of the workers here are Syrian," agreed Yusuf Samil Kandil, a quality controller at Beni Giy clothing, referring to the ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

Africa is home to some massive countries that have incredible and varied landscapes like rainforests and deserts. But one country stands out from the rest as it’s mostly covered by sand and is ...

The South African flag is not just one of the most colorful on the continent but also one of the most meaningful. It was officially adopted on April 27, 1994, marking the country’s transition ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday formalizing his announcement earlier this week that he’ll freeze assistance to South Africa for ... against the country’s white minority.