African heads of state are gathering for their annual summit in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa this weekend, with escalating ...

The war erupting in the Democratic Republic of Congo has its roots in the Rwandan genocide and the bloodiest war of the 21st ...

The 55-nation body meets in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa as Africa faces devastating conflicts in the DRC and Sudan - as ...

The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...

The ongoing conflicts in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo are expected to overshadow deliberations by African leaders this weekend when they gather in Addis Ababa for the 38thAfrican Union ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...

Sudan and DRC are top on the agenda, while the AU commission is also set to vote for a new chairperson.The ongoing conflicts ...

No reasons or apology has been offered to outgoing African Union Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat for being asked ...

Several of the DRC's nine neighbouring countries, as well as South Africa, already have a military presence on the ground ...

The United Nations estimates that among the DRC’s population of 118 million, nearly one in five —21.2 million individuals— ...

The 38th African Union summit in Addis Ababa started with the election of commissioners, amid some confusion over the new ...

An offensive by M23 fighters is disrupting health services and displacing people in a region already beset by health ...