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 ...
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 ...
France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But ...
United Nations officials say there were dead bodies on the streets of eastern Congo’s largest city where hospitals are ...
Despite commendable efforts, the Peace and Security Council still grapples with factors limiting the effectiveness of its ...
The M23 rebel group said on Sunday it had "taken" the key city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - as the ...
M23 militia fighters, alongside Rwandan troops, are pushing into the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, capital of the ...
A family member of one of the South African National Defence Force who died in the DRC said he was a patriot who loved being ...
An African country that's the 11th largest in the world also shares its border with a staggering nine other countries.