February 3, 2025 • Many Africans were caught off guard by the abrupt halt to U.S. foreign aid, stopping money flowing for wide-ranging projects like disease response, girls' education and free ...

Director Johan Grimonprez discusses Soundtrack to a Coup d'État, his powerful exploration of Congo's decolonization struggle, in conversation with Peter Mertens, Belgian political leader and author of ...

and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have agreed to sit down on the table to discuss the way forward on the DR Congo conflict. The two blocs have, in the past two years ...

Let him come to the Congo and see African wonder at work. In its sheer mellifluence and catchy refrain, the old Congolese music is an enchanting balm for the soul. But so is the chaos and horror ...

In Congo's capital Kinshasa, lawmakers in the National Assembly held a lengthy closed-door extraordinary session to discuss the crisis ahead of a summit with eastern and southern African leaders ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the most resource-rich nations on earth, yet its people remain trapped in poverty, instability, and perpetual war. This paradox is not incidental but ...

Rwanda has criticized South Africa's military involvement in eastern DR Congo, accusing Pretoria of fighting on the behalf of Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi while masking economic interests ...

In the two Congos, there's a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as "sapeurs", who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it was rooted ...

NAIROBI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The regional blocs of southern and eastern Africa will hold a joint summit in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam on Feb 7-8 to discuss the conflict in eastern ...

The Trace Music Awards Tour was held to honour celebrated artist Bien Aime, the sole Kenyan nominee in the Best Artist ...

A political-military coalition of groups called the Alliance Fleuve Congo (River Congo Alliance ... a joint extraordinary summit of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African ...

NAIROBI, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Leaders from southern and eastern African countries have resolved to meet for a two-day extraordinary summit from Friday to discuss the situation in the eastern Democratic ...