GOMA, Congo (AP) — The M23 rebels in control of key areas of eastern Congo agreed Friday to a ceasefire with African coalition peacekeepers who have announced their withdrawal even as the conflict ...

Bloc says ballot stuffing, internet blackout and politically-motivated abductions compromised the vote’s ‘integrity’.

Leaders from two blocs of the Great Lakes region are scheduled for a meeting on Sunday, and Monday, for the second time in a month, to attempt a permanent solution to the crisis in the Democratic ...

At its meeting held this week, Cabinet approved a formal request from SADC Executive Secretary Elias Mpedi for South Africa to assume interim leadership of the regional body.

The political unrest in Tanzania could potentially disrupt key trade routes and the landlocked economies in southern Africa that rely heavily on the East African country's ports for essential imports.

GOMA, Congo -- The M23 rebels in control of key areas of eastern Congo agreed Friday to a ceasefire with African coalition peacekeepers who have announced their withdrawal even as the conflict between ...

Residents raise their hands as an M23 soldier (L) controls the access to the Stade de l'Unite'(Unity Stadium) in Goma on February 6, 2025, ahead of a public gathering called by the armed group. [AFP] ...

The malaria burden varies widely across the region.