Despite its diminutive size on the all-too-common world maps that use Mercator projection, Africa is the second-largest ...

In order to understand climate change, the ESA has successfully launched its groundbreaking Biomass satellite from Kourou, ...

Colonialism was not intended for development, much less for sustainable development. Complete decolonisation is imperative – ...

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

Democratic Republic of Congo has launched a bid to strip former President Joseph Kabila of immunity so he can face trial on ...

As it continues to take territory, the Congolese rebel group M23 wants to show it is more than just an army, and that it can ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is helping transfer hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has overseen the signing by Congo and Rwanda of a pledge to work toward a peace deal that ...

April 25 (UPI) --Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to work toward ... [Donald] Trump's prosperity agenda for the world. They call it a win-win for everyone involved." ...

Congo's former colonial power. Spanning more than 3,000 square miles, Virunga is home to many of the world's last mountain gorillas, yet much of the park is under rebel control and fighting has ...

Congo is the world’s largest producer of cobalt, a mineral used to make lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and smartphones. It also has substantial gold, diamond and copper reserves.