Now predominantly Muslim, North Africa was once a Christian heartland, producing Catholic popes who left their mark on the ...

For me, the 100th anniversary of Virunga National Park is the fruit of resistance. A peaceful resistance led by local ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday oversaw the signing by Congo and Rwanda of a pledge to work toward a peace deal that ...

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to work toward a peace agreement by May 2 after escalating violence ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has overseen the signing by Congo and Rwanda of a pledge to work toward a peace deal that ...

Pope Francis’ more than 12-year pontificate deeply resonated with the people of God in Africa, with one exception related to ...

Central African Republic’s capital had been torn apart by inter-religious violence leading up to Pope Francis’ 2015 visit, ...

Female bonobos linked up even when they didn’t have close ties, supporting one another against the males and cementing their ...

Church bells tolled across the capital of Africa's most populous Roman Catholic nation on Monday after the death of Pope ...

The fighting has killed some 3,000 people and worsened what was already one of ... His father, former President Laurent Kabila, was assassinated in 2001. After leaving Congo, Kabila lived in South ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — At least 50 people were killed in weekend attacks ... peace efforts by both the Gulf Arab state of Qatar and African nations in the conflict that has raised fears of regional ...