A mysterious illness outbreak in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo has now been identified as an acute ...

Our reporter went to Congo, where the mpox epidemic has reached the teeming capital, infecting children and their mothers, ...

Standing on a riverbank in Lac Télé Community Reserve in March, naturalist Joseph Oyange watched as fishermen guided their ...

The DR Congo said earlier this month it was on "maximum alert" over an "unknown public health event" that claimed dozens of ...

A combination of viral respiratory infections, malaria and malnutrition has killed nearly 50 people in the African country.

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Islamic State group-linked ADF rebels have killed at least 21 people over Christmas week in the conflict-riven eastern ...

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden will welcome in 2025 with an evening of live music on Sunday, 5 January 2025, ...

And we still have a balance of 1419 sq.km; and yet, with nine sovereign African states, we are still short of the DR Congo ...

Congo’s mineral-rich central and eastern regions have long grappled with illegal mining operations and the involvement of ...

Democratic Republic of Congo has freed 14 of the 17 Chinese men arrested on suspicion of running an illegal gold mine in the ...

As 2025 dawns, here is a look at some of the storylines that could shape the fate of tropical forests this year. More reading ...