THE renewed attacks by armed bandit groups and the intensified violence by Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West Africa leave civilians in North-East ...

South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel ...

Many of the millions of people trapped in eastern Congo’s escalating rebellion face a terrible choice: Retreat into Congo’s ...

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.

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

The latest fighting has heightened an already dire humanitarian crisis in the region, forcing half a million people from ...

Rwanda-backed fighters were in control of almost all of the DR Congo city of Goma Wednesday where residents were re-emerging ...

“The (Caf) executive committee also received an update on the TotalEnergies Caf African Nations Championship... The ...

An armed group backed by Rwandan troops took control of the besieged Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma's airport on ...

Missiles are flying above civilians' homes as fighters fire heavy artillery in Goma's city centre, an International Committee ...

France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But ...