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In his final hours, Pope Francis shared an Easter message dedicated to peace in the world. Francis did not preside over the ...
The most recent wave of displacement, triggered by renewed violence and the dismantling of internally displaced persons (IDP) ...
GENEVA – Severe flooding triggered by torrential rains in recent weeks has displaced almost 10,000 people in Tanganyika Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This unfolding emergency ...
With the war in Sudan marking its second anniversary, the World Food Programme said decreasing global funding resources are ...
Caught in the middle is the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country the size of Western Europe whose forests conceal a wealth of gold, diamonds and coltan, a key component in smartphones and ...
Rwanda-backed M23 soldiers at a mine in Rubaya in the Democratic Republic of Congo. KAMPALA, Uganda—During the 19th century’s Scramble for Africa, European countries raced to secure territory ...
In the latest Social Weather Stations survey conducted from March 15 to 25, 2025, 27.2 percent of Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger—meaning they were hungry and had nothing to eat—at ...
WELL THAT WAS FAST: The Democratic Republic of the Congo has suspended a six-month $5 million contract it had recently signed with a new lobbying and PR firm started by Trump 2016 campaign alum ...
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The death toll from flooding that cut access to over half of the Congolese capital of Kinshasa reached 33 as authorities raced Monday to evacuate and support hundreds of ...
Heavy downpours in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa have killed around 30 people while wreaking havoc across the central African megacity, an official told AFP on Sunday.
The call also addressed developments in the region, particularly the crisis in eastern Congo. The Egyptian Foreign Minister expressed Egypt's full support for all peaceful efforts aimed at ...
Torrential rains and floods have killed at least 33 people in Kinshasa - the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo - according to officials. "The republic will not abandon you," President ...