The remains of a Congolese customs worker who was killed for resisting a bribe and beatified by the Vatican have been ...

Learn about sources of continued violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and how the United Nations, African Union, and neighboring countries are struggling to curtail it.

A United Nations report says Rwanda provided critical support to the M23 rebels who seized key cities earlier this year in ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda, accusing it of fuelling the rebellion. At least 13 soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces in the DRC have been ...

Violence escalated in January, when M23 launched a new offensive, seizing the strategic cities of Goma and later Bukavu in an effort to march on the Congolese capital of Kinshasa.

DAKAR, Senegal -- The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are set to sign a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decadeslong deadly fighting in eastern Congo. The deal, to be ...

Talent from territories from all African National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will have the opportunity to join the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (YOGOC) through the Learning ...

500 days to Dakar 2026: Bold celebration of youths, sports, African identity A powerful new video, street art campaigns and youth-driven events are marking the milestone on the road to the ...

Phil Aynsley takes a look at Edi Orioli's 1990 Paris-Dakar winning Cagiva Lucky Explorer Elefant, which is part of Roberto Azzalin's collection, which includes a machine from each of the years he ...

Today marks 500 days to go until the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Dakar 2026 – the first Olympic event to take place on African soil. To mark the milestone, the Dakar 2026 Organising Committee (YOGOC) is ...

Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics: Ready to welcome the world The 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) will take place in Dakar, Senegal, bringing together the world’s best young athletes for the first ...

Island of Gorée The island of Gorée lies off the coast of Senegal, opposite Dakar. From the 15th to the 19th century, it was the largest slave-trading centre on the African coast.