Fifty-nine years ago, a powerful earthquake shook Uganda’s Tooro region, sending tremors across Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Records indicate that ...

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Few details on a possible ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo had come to light on Wednesday, the day after ...

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Hip-hop star Stormzy will receive an honorary degree from Cambridge, where he has launched a scholarship programme for black ...

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The presidents of Congo and neighboring Rwanda met Tuesday in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwanda-backed M23 ...

Kinshasa is a large, highly populated city with around 17 million people, making it one of the fastest-growing cities in the world, and is home to unique attractions like the world’s only sanctuary ...

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President Donald Trump openly challenged U.S. allies on Wednesday by increasing tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25%, drawing quick retaliation from Europe and Canada.

March 8 holds painful memories for Ezekiel Batsi Batende, pastor of Swahili Baptist Church at Woodmont. On that day in 2008, he and his family fled their home in the Democratic Republic of Congo as ...