The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...

The advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province threatens to trigger a humanitarian catastrophe in an area already housing thousands of displaced people ...

Africa, the second-largest and second-most-populous continent globally, comprises 54 countries, each with its unique culture, ...

Were you told that gold mining in southern Africa started after 1852? Or that the export of iron, steel, copper and gold ...

Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.

Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The ...

But sometime in the very distant future, there may be a new guest: a sixth ocean. As a result of movement from the East ...

Somalia, in eastern Africa, boasts the continent’s longest stretch of coastline on the mainland, covering an impressive 2,071 miles around the Horn of Africa. The coastline is generally divided ...

The 16-nation bloc, which includes DRC, resolved to meet with its East African counterpart — the East Africa Community — about the matter. Elias Magosi, executive secretary of the 16-nation ...

In 2008, the Anti-Counterfeit Act was passed by Kenyan lawmakers establishing an Anti-Counterfeit Agency. In East Africa, the access to quality medicines is limited by the existence of a few ...