Nine United Nations peacekeepers in eastern Congo sustained injuries during fighting with the M23 armed group, the U.N. said, as the rebels close in on Goma.

Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the government’s last stronghold in the North Kivu province,

The former US administration has said the government of Rwandan President Paul Kagame rebuffed a proposed peace incentive for a deal between Congo and Rwanda. It involved expanding the Lobito Corridor to eastern Congo.

Jan 22 (EFE/EPA) – The NGO Save the Children reported on Wednesday that nearly 120,000 children have been forced to flee their homes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since the beginning of 2025 due to a surge in fighting between the army and rebel groups.

Zimbabwean art historian Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti travelled by road to five southern African countries – Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Mozambique and Zambia – in pursuit of hidden stories. His mission was to visit artists in their studios to learn about the environments in which they work and what inspires them.

Nigeria will be up against Senegal, Sudan and the Republic of Congo in group D of the 8th African Nations Championship, which has now been moved to August 2025, but with Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda still to jointly host.

Super Eagles Team B will be up against Senegal, Sudan and the Republic of Congo in Group D of the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), which has now been

Authorities say the governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained in fighting on the front line as M23 rebels close in on Goma.

Zimbabwean art historian Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti travelled by road to five southern African countries - Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Mozambique and Zambia - in pursuit of hidden stories.

The EU issued a statement expressing deep concern about the continued escalation of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), aggravated by the renewed offensive of the M23 supported by the Rwandan Armed Forces.

The African Union, established in 2002 to replace the OAU, was designed to address conflicts through “African solutions for African problems ”. However, its peace and security architecture faces significant challenges: The Peace and Security Council (PSC): Tasked with managing peace and security across the continent,