Perhaps more importantly, it contains some of the world’s largest deposits of key minerals, such as cobalt, which is ...

The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

Zelensky told Trump that promises of peace from Vladimir Putin can’t be trusted, prompting Trump to call the Ukrainian leader ...

The AU was supposed to be Africa’s collective problem-solving mechanism. Instead, it has become a stage for well-crafted speeches, but little action, says the writer.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas talked about a recent flashpoint in Africa - and if and how the EU needs to adapt its development work policies after President Trump slashed US aid programmes. The ...

The war in eastern DRC is not about just one issue, it is a deadly mix of ethnic tensions, regional rivalries, resource exploitation, and global interference. Soldiers stand on guard in the Lubero ...

Mass rapes reported. Mass graves confirmed. Ten bloody days in which the M23 rebel group swept across the east of Democratic Republic of Congo. The militia, made up of ethnic Tutsis, claims it’s ...

By taking Goma, the M23 and Rwanda crossed a Rubicon, as Kinshasa’s leaders cannot brook an all-out invasion of North and ...

He is the author of “The Plot to Save South Africa: The Week Mandela Averted Civil War and Forged ... of his army were in war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) or not.

He has so far refused to do so. She emphasises only a dialogue between DRC and Rwanda could overcome the acute crisis phase and perhaps prevent a major war. This weekend, at the Munich Security ...

For primate sanctuaries in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the year 2025 has begun with panic, worry and uncertainty as ...