Analysis - The city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was taken over by the M23 rebel group in January 2025. This was a tragic escalation of a decades-long conflict that's led to mass ...

The DRC illustrates how millions of people in fragile, violent and conflict-affected parts of the world are at risk of ...

Eastern Congo, a peripheral part of the inter-lacustrine ... Surrounded by majestic lakes and a range of dormant and active volcanoes with its rich and alluvial soil feeding off the volcanic ...

From goats that can sense upcoming volcanic eruptions to wildlife that can prevent poaching, scientists are tapping into the “secret knowledge” of animals ...

Rwanda's ally Uganda, unhappy about another rebel group in DR Congo that threatens its security, has also been accused of ...

Residents in the eastern city of Bukavu pray for peace as fighting with Rwandan backed rebels bereaks out with renewed ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for mediation in the eastern Congo ahead of two meetings to address ...

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On the streets I once walked and drove down daily, near the shopping centre where I bought my groceries, dead bodies lay ...

The risk of further eruptions from volcano Nyiragongo led DR Congo authorities to order the evacuation of parts of the city of Goma Thursday, causing an immediate exodus of tens of thousands of ...

More than 100 female inmates of an African prison were raped and burned alive during a jailbreak, the United Nations said.