What should be expected of Djibouti's Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the new chairperson of the African Union Commission? He first has to rise above the campaigns, ensuring that his two competitors and their ...

The AU Peace and Security Council meeting in Addis Ababa crystallized tensions between the Democratic Republic of Congo and ...

The decision comes amid criticism from Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who has questioned the effectiveness of the mediation ...

The new team takes office at a time the continent is at a critical juncture, dealing with rising political instability and ...

The escalating conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit opening Saturday, with the DRC ...

With Hutus at the helm, there was systematic repression of the Tutsis. This led to the formation of the Tutsi rebel group, ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has asked the NBA, along with Formula 1 and numerous major European soccer clubs, ...

The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday condemned the rape of numerous children by armed groups, likely from ...

PARIS (Reuters) - The European Parliament urged the European Union on Thursday to freeze direct budget support for Rwanda ...