It's very possible the next pope could be from Africa, where the Catholic Church continues to add millions of members.

RONALD MUSOKE | All actors in the supply chain of illicit mineral exports, from operators of the mines to end product users, ...

KINSHASA | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed a Declaration of Principles in Washington, ...

Dare we hope that, at long last, there is a possibility of real, sustainable, lasting peace in DR Congo (and thus the wider Great Lakes Region)? The foreign ministers of DR Congo and Rwanda hosted by ...

Displaced people fetch water from a river in the town of Sake, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), April 25, 2025.

Analysis - Dynamics on the ground in eastern DRC and the country's capital will test Qatar's mediation efforts.

Mr Joseph Kabange Kabila, former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo seems to have crossed the Rubicon. He has cast ...

On 23 April, delegations from Kinshasa and rebel group M23’s political affiliate, Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), declared their ...

Many Africans across the continent are uncertain about President Trump’s Africa policy – what it is, and how it will impact the lives of hundreds of ...

Kinshasa's pivot towards the US for security in exchange for minerals has alarmed activists who say that the US is responsible for the ongoing violence in the country's east.

The April 23 joint announcement by the Congolese government and the AFC/M23 rebellion, under the aegis of Qatar, “constitutes an important - even decisive - step towards lasting peace” in the east of ...

His pastoral journeys were defined by humility, peace advocacy, and a desire to bridge religious and cultural divides ...