For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as forests vanish, sightings are on the rise—offering a glimpse into how folklore is ...

For centuries, at least, the indigenous Bantu peoples of Central, East, and Southern Africa have traded tales of a lumbering ...

War in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exploded into global headlines once again after Rwanda-backed rebels captured ...

The U.N.’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a major city.

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much ...

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says about 1,000 Indians living in Goma, which was captured by ...

Indian nationals in Goma, Congo move to safer places as M23 rebels take control, Indian troops safe under UN mission.

Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The ...

Fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at ...

As the situation gets worse in the DR Congo, the Director of Communication at Caritas Butembo-Beni has decried the ...

Rwanda accuses the Congolese government and army of allying themselves with a Hutu-led militia that they say threatens Rwanda's safety as well as Tutsis living in Congo. Congo rejects Rwanda's ...