Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, ...

President Ramaphosa said that the SADC-East African community was working on securing a permanent ceasefire and getting ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed confidence that peace may soon be achieved in the long-standing conflict in the ...

Mineral extraction is also highly toxic. Chemicals, like cyanide and solvents, are used to extract minerals from the ore. The ...

Less than a week after warning the African Union (AU) that South Sudan was on the brink of civil war, the senior United Nations (UN) staffer in the country repeated himself as reports of First Vice ...

Angola ends mediation of DRC conflict +++ UN warns South Sudan on the brink of a new civil war +++ Sierra Leone debates legalizing abortion The United Nations warns that South Sudan is on the ...

Uganda sent troops to Juba to prevent a full-scale war that could destabilize South Sudan, its key market in East Africa.

There are fears that the escalating tensions and Dr Machar’s arrest could derail the peace agreement, plunge South Sudan back ...

Uganda's role in eastern DR Congo has largely gone under the radar during recent violence but its complex approach aims to ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) says it is still open to direct dialogue with M23 rebels, a sign of changing stance on ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo battled militiamen allied with the government on ...