"Welcome to Soweto," reads the name of a small store, with the flags of South Africa and DR Congo either side of the phrase. The small maroon container shop deals in everyday products, from soft ...

Congo's fourth-biggest city. The International Skating Union (ISU) apologised on Thursday for displaying the flag of Taiwan rather than the Chinese Taipei emblem at the World Figure Skating ...

The DRC seeks to offer key minerals to the U.S., but rebel forces and China largely control access to these vital rare earth resources, which are said to be worth trillions of dollars.

After flying flags of Zaire, DR Congo's name under ex-dictator Mobutu ... east — Washington wants to secure greater access to the African country's minerals, which are used in mobile phones ...

Angola announced on Monday it would withdraw from its role as mediator in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ... on its presidency of the African Union (AU).

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond ... sees a jubilant Sudanese man wave the country's flag high in the streets of Port Sudan, as he celebrates ...

Predictive tests, which are meant to flag up genetic risks for certain diseases, haven't always worked well in African populations. "We make hundreds, even thousands, of genetic discoveries ...

[Reuters] Onlookers cheered as one demonstrator removed the EU flag from the entrance ... more than 7 million. Congo is the world's top supplier of cobalt and Africa's top copper producer.

“Welcome to Soweto,” reads the name of a small store, with the flags of South Africa and DR Congo either side of the phrase. The small maroon container shop deals in everyday ...

“Welcome to Soweto,” reads the name of a small store, with the flags of South Africa and DR Congo either side of the phrase. The small maroon container shop deals in everyday ...

But this year the event is marked by tensions over Rwanda's alleged support of the M23 rebel group in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo ... national flags will be flown at half-mast ...