Last week the news that former President Joseph Kabila had returned to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo grabbed the attention of the world’s media. But why has his presence in that part of the ...

The emerging crisis in eastern DR Congo and especially around the city of Goma, in the province of North Kivu, has worrying implications for cholera in the region. The area around Goma has been ...

Bonobos, which are among our closest living relatives, live in rare societies where females tend to outrank males, even ...

In Zambia, truck drivers and sex workers have high rates of being HIV positive —- and are at high risk of contracting the ...

News about an outbreak or mystery virus can trigger fear. Use four questions to assess whether the reports are something to ...

Oil markets have had a decidedly bearish start to the week, with Brent and WTI both down due to continuing concerns of ...

Rwanda's army is escorting the troops of a Southern African force through Rwandan territory to Tanzania as they pull out from ...

In order to understand climate change, the ESA has successfully launched its groundbreaking Biomass satellite from Kourou, ...

For me, the 100th anniversary of Virunga National Park is the fruit of resistance. A peaceful resistance led by local ...

In the last two weeks of February, humanitarian agencies reported 895 cases of conflict-related rape as M23 rebels advanced ...

A new peace initiative between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, facilitated by Togo’s President Faure Gnassi ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has overseen the signing by Congo and Rwanda of a pledge to work toward a peace deal that ...