A visit in 1969 by Pele and his Brazilian club Santos reportedly caused a 48-hour ceasefire between the Nigerian government and the secessionist state of Biafra amid a raging civil war. Perhaps the gl ...

Representatives from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda on Wednesday agreed to a series of coordinated ...

Officials from Congo and Rwanda have taken a fresh step toward easing tensions in the volatile eastern region, holding talks in the United States and outlining a joint path to calm the conflict, ...

Iran is a highly diverse nation. While 61 percent of its population are Persian, there are more than 20 ethnic groups in total. Major minority groups include Azeris (16-24 percent), Kurds (7-10 ...

A new book explores the country’s history, from world famous rock art to colonial genocide and the struggle for freedom.

On International Women's Day, a message circulated on social media from Congolese Tutsi-Banyamulenge women gathered in Nairobi: "Across the world, Banyamulenge women are mourning and peacefully ...

Congolese and Rwandan officials have agreed on coordinated steps to de-escalate tensions in eastern Congo where Congo is ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed to take "concrete steps" to ease tensions amid a stalled peace ...

The US hosted representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda for talks centering on the stalled peace process in eastern Congo.

The United States hosted representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday, with talks ​centering on the stalled peace process in eastern Congo.

Image: Solomon Muchie/DW By the end of 2026,15 countriesacrossAfricawillhaveelected new parliaments.Whileelectionsare being ...

President Kagame, who, like his DRC counterpart Tshisekedi, ducked the recent EAC Heads of State summit in Arusha, last ...