Here are the latest planning applications submitted to Durham County Council, featuring a variety of proposals.

For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...

More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial analysis suggests neither Ebola nor Marburg is the cause.

Rwandan support, combined with weaknesses in DRC’s army, enabled the M23 to seize vast amounts of territory in North Kivu ...

Some analysts say President Lourenço may continue his DRC mediation efforts driven by the prospect of enhancing his political legacy.

There has been a vicious war of words between Congo’s president Felix Tshisekedi and the Rwandan leader Paul Kagame – ...

In the DRC, the REDD+ program has led to several policy reforms, notably the country’s first-ever law on land-use planning. REDD+ also facilitated multistakeholder engagement in Brazil ...

The Development Review Committee (DRC) approved seven ... Developers want to use an approximately 1.08-acre site to develop the homes, which will split the land. Four of the lots will have about ...

Many tourists love learning about a new place, but some countries are currently dangerous and are on the US government's ...

Discover the world's longest airport runways, built to handle extreme conditions, global travel demands, and massive aircraft ...

County briefings go live on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. The March 19 briefing offered a calendar of deadlines, progress updates on ...