Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to ...

Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The rebels, known as M23, say they are protecting ethnic Tutsis, the minority group massacred in a 1994 genocide.

There is a good chance that inside your mobile phone is a miniscule amount of a metal that started its journey buried in the earth of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where a war is currently ...

African nations also took a decisive step forward on clean cooking at the Africa Energy Summit. Their energy compacts contain ...

Kenya’s foreign policy once stood tall with a sense of purpose, a dash of East African solidarity, and the occasional flair for showmanship ...

A state of emergency has been in force in Moldova and the unrecognized republic of Transnistria after Ukraine terminated Russian gas transit on January 1 ...

The African Development Bank is developing mechanisms to increase access to local-currency debt that the continent needs to underpin a new drive to bring electricity to 300 million people by 2030, ...

As countries continue to pivot from France, Paris too has begun implementing a new Africa strategy launched in late 2024: There are plans to permanently reduce troop presence in countries that have ...

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 Nigeria at risk of atrocity crimes. For nearly ...

The Fed left the rate unchanged as expected, while the ECB slashed the interest rate by 0.25 percentage point, " Alexander Shepelev noted ...

The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Thursday. EVENTS: Democratic Republic of Congo’s ...

Multinational corporations are the modern-day Leopold II, albeit with better PR teams. Despite numerous pledges for ethical sourcing, many tech giants continue to profit from Congo's misery. A 2022 ...