Congolese troops with support from Burundi's army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by Rwandan-backed rebels ...

Burundi faces serious climate and environmental challenges. The biggest is the country's overdependence on the use of biomass ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's foreign minister on Friday accused Rwanda of illegally occupying part of its territory, ...

In eastern Congo, Congolese troops and Burundian forces are countering an advance by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels. The conflict ...

Rwanda-backed rebels aiming to gain power have already captured Goma, a key city in eastern DRC. They have vowed to advance ...

Rwandan -backed rebels who have swept through eastern Congo this week met resistance from the army and its allies including ...

Tanzania has signed a $2.2bn deal with two Chinese firms to build a standard gauge rail link between the port of Dar es ...

Analysis - A shifting political calculus by sponsors of the M23 rebel group risk triggering another war in the Great Lakes Region, underscoring the importance of African mediators and global partners ...

The House of Representatives is open to discussions on whether Nigeria should abolish the death penalty, Benjamin Kalu said.

Hundreds of people fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) arrived at a United Nations site in Rugerero, Rwanda, on Wednesday,9.Footage from the United Nations High Commissioner ...

Kenyan President William Ruto, the East African Community (EAC) chair, convened a virtual summit on 29 January to discuss the ...