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BUJUMBURA - At a summit in Burundi's capital Bujumbura, the leaders of the regional East African Community (EAC) bloc called for an "immediate ceasefire by all parties," according…

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Health workers responding to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo have gone on strike over unpaid salaries, hurting the…

Five of the world’s largest tech companies have been accused of being complicit in the death of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo forced to mine cobalt,…

Congo’s prime minister announced a new government on Monday, eight months after President Felix Tshisekedi won an election, with around two-thirds of posts going to allies of former…

GENEVA - Roughly a quarter of Ebola infections in eastern Congo are estimated to be going undetected or found too late, a World Health Organisation (WHO) expert said…

At least 24 people were killed and 31 injured on Sunday when a freight train carrying stowaways derailed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, police and medical services…

KINSHASA - The Catholic Church rejected the official result of Congo’s presidential election on Thursday and the loser denounced a “coup”, dashing hopes that the country could stage…

KINSHASA - At least 17 people have died in an area of northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo where health officials have now confirmed an outbreak of Ebola, the…

Botswana’s new leader has urged President Joseph Kabila not to stand for re-election in Congo’s long delayed presidential poll, saying he had already been in power longer than…

DUBAI - DP World said on Sunday it had won a 30-year management and development concession for a greenfield, multi-purpose port in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…