Fighting by Islamic State and other terrorist groups over minerals and power has led to widespread killings and rape in the DRC. Disease, child slavery and Christian persecution stalk the population.

In the late 1950s Pan-African activist Andrée Blouin contributed to Sékou Touré’s campaign for independence in Guinea, then ...

The burden of conflict on women and girls in Eastern Africa is a failure of global responsibility. Every statistic represents ...

Their rapid offensive has killed around 7,000 people, Congo says. Another group of South African soldiers were due to return home later this week, the SANDF said. An official from the union that ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Malaria season begins this month in a large part of Africa. No disease is deadlier on the continent, ...

Rising stars of African journalism are encouraged to apply for the award, which is now in its 10th year. The BBC joins a ...

The group, known as Knitting Sisters, is a bright spot every week for the older women from mostly African countries who now live in New Hampshire.

Dr. Rasha Kelej on Celebrating International Day of Girls & Women in Science 2025: "Science & Technology Know No Gender" ...

At just 18, Belange Mutanda left her home in the Democratic Republic of Congo to move to Iowa so she could pursue her dreams of studying design and fashion. Now, with her own fashion line, she raises ...

The African Union (AU) warned on Sunday against the break-up of the Democratic Republic of Congo, two days after the Rwandan-backed ... residents took refuge in their homes for safety. Men, women and ...

The Trump administration’s decision to cut nearly 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts is expected to severely impact malaria ...