Congo’s largest church organizations met Wednesday with Rwanda-backed rebels in the country’s east in the latest push for peace and dialogue after weekslong fighting that saw ...

In tonight's edition, regional tensions continue to rise as M23 rebels continue their advance through eastern DR Congo. Thousands have been killed since the Rwandan-backed rebels stepped up their ...

Jan. 10, 2025 — A new study based on the sampling and analysis of volcanic ash at Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast, suggests that the composition ...

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Residents in the eastern city of Bukavu pray for peace as fighting with Rwandan backed rebels bereaks out with renewed ...

RWANDA has the best economy in Africa and receives over US$1 billion international grants every year from the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US). But wait until ...

Large parts of Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, are now under the control of the M23 and their Rwanda ...

Since flag independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960 and since the gruesome murder of its founding president, Patrice ...

Goma, which lies at the foot of a volcano near Lake Kivu, sits on the border with Rwanda ... people - the vast majority from ...

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Goma, which lies at the foot of a volcano near Lake Kivu ... vast majority from the Tutsi community - fled to what is now DR Congo, some forming the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of ...

The Axial Seamount—a volcano located 300 miles off the coast of Oregon and a mile underwater—is slowly showing signs of an impending eruption. Although less well-known that other volcanic giants of ...