The Democratic Republic of Congo, located in Central Africa, has endured decades of conflict and instability despite being ...

On the face of it, Uganda’s intervention in eastern Congo is less controversial than that of M 23 and Rwanda. The government ...

Fighting for control of the Democratic Republic of Congo's mineral wealth has killed millions. Trump wants to end it, and potentially reap huge rewards.

East Africa. East Africa is the most populous region, with 18 countries and an estimated 455 million people. Ethiopia is the most populous country in the region, with over 117 million people.

As of Dec. 14, 592 cases have been reported. A deadly, undiagnosed disease that has been spreading in one region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may be linked to malaria, health ...

United States-led efforts to end the current armed conflict in Africa’s Great Lakes region appear oblivious to one of the key drivers of the hostilities: the region’s history of failing to ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest ...

While the Democratic Republic of Congo reels from a new rebel offensive in the east, its capital in the west, Kinshasa, grapples with deadly floods. By Saikou Jammeh Reporting from Dakar, Senegal ...