The Kinshasa Fashion Lab, a France-supported initiative at the Regional Fashion Institute in Africa (IRMA), hosted its first ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has historically served as a primary hindquarter of European colonialism, particularly under King Leopold II and later the Belgian state. Its vast ...

KINSHASA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Eight explosive‑laden drones targeted the airport serving the northeastern Congolese city of Kisangani over the weekend, local authorities said, blaming the AFC/M23 rebel ...

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Nurses at the general hospital in Fizi, a town ringed by steep highlands in eastern Congo’s South Kivu ...

A deadly car crash in Nigeria involving former boxing champion Anthony Joshua and two minibus accidents in South Africa have highlighted Africa's poor road safety record.

North Africa stands at a pivotal crossroads—geographically and economically—between Europe’s industrial demand and Africa’s ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group's sudden withdrawal from the city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on January 17, 2026, has put civilians at grave risk from abusive Wazalendo ...

The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In reality, Africa is more than seven times bigger. It is a distortion that ...

Since losing its FMD-free status in 2019, South African farmers have faced significant financial and operational challenges. Minister Steenhuisen acknowledged these difficulties, saying: "I have ...

The leader of the Democratic Republic of the Congo asked UN member states on Tuesday to recognize a "silent genocide" in his country, as France announced it will host an emergency conference on the ...

2025 will not be remembered as the year of renewal, but as a year of broken contracts when Africa’s political elite shredded the covenant between citizens and leadership, replacing the promise of ...

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