Critical minerals factor into the fight.

The Southern African Development Community intervention force in the mission in the DRC is outgunned and outmanned.

Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The ...

The monkeypox virus is causing concurrent outbreaks of mpox in Africa, with more and more frequent exportations outside the ...

Parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are under siege by a Rwanda-backed rebel group. The violence has killed UN peacekeepers, overwhelmed hospitals, displaced hundreds of thousands and ...

South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

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The Republic of the Congo became an independent nation on August 15th, 1960. Measuring in at more than two million square kilometers, Central Africa’s Congolian rainforests play host to a truly ...

President Joe Biden speaks at a reception for new Democratic members of Congress in the State Dining Room of the White House, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ...

If a sequel is ever made to the 2018 box office hit Crazy Rich Asians, it could well be Crazy Rich in the Democratic Republic of Congo. American billionaire Robert Friedland owned the film ...

Three Chinese nationals have been arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo for allegedly illegally smuggling gold and silver bars. The gold and silver bars as well as $800,000 (£650,000 ...

The Apple TV+ satirical comedy about the inner workings of Hollywood debuts March 26. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief “Fuck, what is happening to this town? I remember when the red carpet ...