In a watershed joint statement, the warring Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 group released a joint statement pledging to ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government and the March 23rd Movement (M23) rebels have agreed to a ceasefire deal, following peace talks facilitated by the State of Qatar, according to a ...

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

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 ...

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

Delegations representing Congo's government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have left peace talks in Qatar with no immediate ...

This year, a rebel army called M23 has captured large sections of eastern Congo, exposing women there to a familiar weapon of ...

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 ...

Tributes came from around the globe, offering condolences to the world’s Catholics and praising the pontiff’s commitment to ...

South Africa had tried to avoid having its troops leave through Rwanda, which it thought would give Kigali the satisfaction ...