The Congolese government and AFC/M23 rebels have agreed to an immediate cessation of hostilities in eastern DR Congo after their negotiators met in Qatar in the first direct peace talks in more than ...

A joint statement from Congo's government and a coalition of insurgents in the country’s east including the M23 rebels says ...

Over 20,000 people gathered at the Accor Arena for Solidarité Congo, a charity concert supporting children affected by war in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Senior UN officials warned on Wednesday that all parties involved in the conflict are systematically using sexual violence as a tactic of war against civilians. Escalating attacks by non-State armed ...

Sources from both sides said M23 had demanded the release of hundreds of prisoners, which the Congolese government refused.

A UN peacekeeping soldier patrols a street near Bangui’s Koudoukou mosque, Central African Republic, before the arrival of ...

With talks between Congolese officials and rebel representatives showing no sign of resolution, those displaced by violence ...

Africans are hoping one of their own could become the first Black pope in modern history and build on Francis's legacy of ...

Barely two years into his papacy, Pope Francis stole the hearts of millions of Africans. In 2015, the pope made ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the mistreatment of Congolese journalist Émérite Amisi Musada, who was abducted by men in civilian clothes on April 15 after being threatened over ...

Home to nearly a fifth of the Church's followers, or 272 million people, Africa is becoming increasingly important in the ...