Kanzi the bonobo, who learned how to communicate with humans using symbols, has died at the age of 44. Raised and kept in ...

The leader of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo said on Thursday (March 20) that a call by Kinshasa and Kigali for an immediate ceasefire "doesn't concern us" as his forces pushed deeper into ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a vast country in Africa with rich mineral deposits that have been fought over for decades. In recent months, the rebel group M23 has expanded its control in ...

Kanzi the bonobo died Tuesday afternoon. The 44-year-old showed no signs of illness or discomfort before being found ...

The country’s president offered a deal that would give the U.S. access to key minerals in return for a security pact that ...

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RW Johnson says that Africa’s unity is a myth, and suggests that Balkanisation, not integration, may be the path to peace and ...

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Medics in eastern Congo battle an ongoing Mpox outbreak while the region's chronic instability complicates public health ...

For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo government has offered a reward of $5m (£4m) for help arresting three leaders of a rebel group which has seized much of the east of the country this year.

The ongoing violent conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which keeps escalating, risks spreading to the entire nation and even becoming regional if there is no immediate ...