At least 23 people were killed and about 20 taken hostage this week in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Con-go by a group linked to Islamic State, local sources told AFP Friday.

Here are some of the major stories of the Catholic Church around the world that you might have missed this past week.

Did Apple knowingly buy conflict minerals from the DR Congo? The Paris public prosecutor's office does not see sufficient ...

French prosecutors have closed a case filed by Democratic Republic of Congo accusing Apple subsidiaries of using conflict ...

The M23 rebels' rapid advance is the latest chapter in eastern DR Congo's long history of instability. And what factors were ...

The Paris prosecutor's office has closed a case filed by Democratic Republic of Congo accusing Apple subsidiaries in France ...

PARIS (Reuters) -French prosecutors have closed a case filed by Democratic Republic of Congo accusing Apple subsidiaries of ...

Kigali condemns London’s sanctions over the M23 advance in DR Congo as ‘punitive measures’. Rwanda has said international sanctions will reduce the likelihood of peace with M23 rebels in the ...

From winding borders to straight lines and landlocked nations, Al Jazeera explores the stories behind Africa’s map.

Jane Kleeb, the chair of Nebraska's Democratic Party who first gained political notoriety as a climate activist a decade ago, won a national leadership post Sunday within the Democratic National ...

Comfort Ero, President of the International Crisis Group, talks to Bianna Golodryga about what’s driving the deadly crisis in ...

Eastern and Southern African countries are looking into the possibility of deploying troops to secure areas of eastern ...