The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have jointly pledged to halt fighting in the east of the country while they work towards a permanent truce. The surprise announcement ...

The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have agreed to pause fighting as ...

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

Top contenders include Ghana's Cardinal Turkson and Congo's Cardinal Ambongo, although insiders say none is a clear ...

Although the rest of Africa seems to have forgotten about the crisis and wars in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), some ...

The death of Pope Francis has reignited fresh hopes for the first African leader to be installed at the helm of the Catholic Church. However, there are reasons to believe that their time has not quite ...

After taking Goma, “the M23 faced a dilemma: stay in Goma to consolidate its positions and demonstrate its ability to run ...

Top contenders include Ghana's Cardinal Turkson and Congo's Cardinal Ambongo, although insiders say none is a clear ...

Bukavu, controlled by the M23, faces nightly killings and widespread fear as Congolese troops fled, leaving weapons ...

In early April, extreme rainfall and flooding in and around Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killed at least 33 people. Such catastrophic rainfall events are predicted to ...

Greg Tobin, author of Conclave and Pope John XXIII, the Good Pope, argues that the time is right for an African pope. He ...