In early 2025, the March 23 Movement (M23) armed group seized control of Goma and then Bukavu, two major cities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).M23's advance and control in ...

Troubled Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which has had a peacekeeping presence in one form or another since 1999, needs years of dialogue and consultation if it is to become a nation state in the ...

Oxfam is working with partners to help over 400,000 displaced people in North and South Kivu in eastern DRC with food, clean ...

Pope Francis embodied many virtues. He was humble, kind and amicable. A faithful Jesuit, guided by social justice and human ...

Two years ago Pope Francis chose Prevost to replace Marc Ouellet as prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Bishops, handing ...

On Sunday, M23 forces captured a fishing town on the west coast of Lake Edward in the eastern DRC. Rebels have stepped up ...

In a darkening world, here’s an unlikely glimmer of light: Last month, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda signed ...

At the heart of the civil strife in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) lies a treasure that Pope Francis helped Africa to see: the true image of Jesus.

South Sudan was East Africa’s biggest spender on military hardware in the region in 2024, despite being under an arms embargo ...

He took over leadership of the country in 2001 at the age of just 29, after his father and former coup leader, President ...