Christian leaders are trying to help congregants suffering due to the current conflict and are organizing for peace.

African scientists say the world is missing vital medical insights by ignoring the continent's vast genetic diversity .

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Sigrid Kaag is the new Chair of Education Cannot Wait’s High-Level Steering Group. Kaag brings a wealth of experience in political, humanitarian and development affairs, as well as in diplomacy. In ...

When Basketball Hall of Famer and Nuggets great Dikembe Mutombo died from brain cancer last September, NBA commissioner Adam Silver lauded him for his excellence as a player and humanitarian. "On the ...

It takes lithium and cobalt to build the batteries that power electric vehicles and e-bikes, nickel and rare earth elements ...

M23 seizes mining hub, with rebel alliance leader saying call for a ceasefire from DRC and Rwanda ‘doesn’t concern us’. The three countries call for ‘immediate and unconditional ceasefire ...

The UN Security Council members should reassess MONUSCO's mandate in DR Congo if the mission can no longer fulfill its ...

An increasingly volatile situation - driven by resurgent incursions by rebel militia groups - is killing and displacing ...

For over a decade, the vast tracts of land surrounding some of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s largest cities—Kinshasa, Kisangani, Mbuji-Mayi and Kananga—have been the focus of the Forest ...

The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Wednesday. EVENTS: Kenya’s Finance Minister John ...

Évariste Ndayishimiye also said that Rwanda had tried to launch a coup a decade ago in Burundi, akin to "what it's doing in ...