Farmers in a breadbasket town in eastern Congo who previously fled heavy fighting are facing new challenges as they return to ...

Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on April 21, the selection process to elect the 267th pontiff will soon ...

Known by his peers as a serious theologian, scholar and educator, Erdő, 72, is a leading contender among conservatives. He ...

Virtually all banks are closed. Currency shortages abound. Staples prices have jumped. Now residents are finding themselves ...

KIBUMBA, Democratic Republic of Congo(Reuters) - Farmers in a breadbasket ... has forced 1.2 million people from their homes in North and South Kivu provinces since January, according to the ...

If deforestation and forest degradation continue unchecked, at least 27 percent of the undisturbed rainforests in the Congo ...

He led DR Congo for 18 years, after succeeding his father Laurent, who was shot dead in 2001. Joseph Kabila was just 29 at ...

The South African armed forces say they have begun withdrawing their peacekeeping troops from rebel-controlled eastern Congo.

In eastern Congo, where renewed fighting between government forces and the M23 rebel group rages on, a different kind of ...

Despite ongoing peace talks, fighting continues in parts of DR Congo between local forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. The M23 has taken control of much of the eastern part of DR Congo since January ...

The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to lift former ... But these were denied by his political party, the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD).

The 133 cardinals seem fundamentally united in finding a pope who will be able to make the church credible and relevant today ...