Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...

Explosions rocked the ground in the main city in DR Congo's east on Friday as intensifying clashes between the country's army ...

Civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are at increasing risk as the abusive M23 armed group, supported by the ...

GOMA, Congo — Several towns that fell to armed groups in eastern Congo’s North Kivu and South Kivu provinces have been recaptured by government forces, a Congolese army spokesman said ...

Thirteen missionaries and pastoral workers were killed in service to the Catholic Church in 2024, according to a new report published on Monday. Eight priests and five laypeople lost their lives ...

From 8 p.m. onwards, you can’t move around freely because you’re afraid of running into a Kuluna,” said Fiston Kakule, a resident of the eastern city of Goma. Espoir Muhinuka, a human rights ...

The live-in priest goes into the main hall at around 7 a.m., cleans up the temple’s front approach and sweeps soot from the site of the “goma kito” fire ritual. One of his duties is drawing ...

Founded in 1937, Toyota is one of the largest car brands in the U.S., with millions of its new vehicles finding owners each year. The popularity and wide availability of Toyota cars in the U.S ...

Mozambique's opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane, who has been calling for protests for weeks from exile, has said he will return to the country on Thursday. Mondlane said he would arrive ahead ...

No more illegal miners are believed to be trapped underground at a gold mine in South Africa, volunteers working with rescue teams have said. At least 78 bodies and more than 200 survivors have ...