Voting begins after delays in getting election materials to tens of thousands of polling booths on time Polling stations have opened in a high-stakes general...
Contenders yet to unite around a single figure who could challenge incumbent Félix Tshisekedi Africa’s fourth most populous country, the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of the...
Healthcare workers say clinics are being overwhelmed by women seeking help, amid lack of staff and facilities to back programme Pregnant women across the Democratic...
Gynaecologist won the Nobel peace prize in 2018 for his campaign against sexual violence The Nobel peace prize-winning gynaecologist Denis Mukwege, renowned for helping victims...
An area of primary rainforest the size of Switzerland was felled last year suggesting world leaders’ commitment to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030 is...
Militants believed to be Allied Democratic Forces abducted others in attack on secondary school in Mpondwe Militants linked to Islamic State reportedly killed at least...
Taxpayer’s money also going to companies found to be flouting human rights in Kenya and DRC, says Commons committee The UK government is under attack...
Chronic emergencies in Africa are being ignored while Ukraine dominates headlines and receives more funding, says NGO The displacement of 2 million people in Burkina...
About 5,500 people still missing after intense floods and landslides with thousands also left homeless At least 411 people are now known to have died...