The situation in Africa's Great Lakes Region, in particular the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has remained "alarming" amid ongoing violence in the restive country's east, said the UN Special ...

On behalf of the Government and people of South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa offers his deep condolences to the Government and people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following a boating ...

Human rights experts warn the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, already troubled for decades, is on a downward spiral again as armed clashes, attacks on schools and hospitals ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi as the most affected countries in Africa’s ongoing monkeypox (mpox) outbreak.

Wiping out smallpox had an unintended consequence: the rise of mpox in the past few years. Here's the story — starting with ...

Prison conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo have deteriorated, with cases of torture and sexual violence being reported in detention centres run by the intelligence services, the U.N. High ...

The situation in Africa's Great Lakes Region, in particular the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has remained ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched its first vaccination campaign against mpox in the eastern city of Goma, which was hit the hardest by an outbreak.

Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) revealed significant near-mine discoveries within trucking distance of a plant that are expected to ...

Armed groups continue to fight for control of gold mines in the east of the Central African country, the US Government Accountability Office said in its report ...