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

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

The April 23 joint announcement by the Congolese government and the AFC/M23 rebellion, under the aegis of Qatar, “constitutes an important - even decisive - step towards lasting peace” in the east of ...

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

T HE government will meet with the United States Trade Representative (USTR), Ambassador Jamieson Greer, and his team next week to address the recent 50 percent tariff hike on Lesotho exports to the ...

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 ...

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 ...

According to the Commission of Nigeria, only one of the four Cardinals in Nigeria is eligible to vote and be elected to the Papal Conclave. The rule states that cardinals above 80 are disqualified ...

Bishop Melchisedec Sikuli Paluku of the Catholic Diocese of Butembo-Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has ...

Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson said he was not ready to become pope -- and that the Catholic Church might not be either.- ...

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

The body of Pope Francis is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will remain for three days until his funeral ...