DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - Leaders from Eastern and Southern African regional blocs gather in Tanzania on Saturday to seek a ...

Commuting in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, presents challenges for its 17 million residents.

Analysis - In the two Congos, there's a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as "sapeurs", who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it ...

The UN’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where ...

Congo calls an emergency UN Human Rights Council meeting, demanding an urgent investigation of violations it says have been committed by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.

KINSHASA - The international community must take concrete action and impose sanctions on Rwanda to curb the M23 rebel ...

North Kivu was among the war-torn regions Pope Francis entrusted to the prayers of the faithful during his Sunday Angelus ...

The rebels overran the city of Goma on Tuesday, sparking a humanitarian crisis in the region and prompting the G7's foreign ministers to issue a statement calling for an end to their offensive.

The M23 fighters and Rwandan forces seized the mining town of Nyabibwe, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) from Bukavu and 70 kilometres from the province's airport.