Eastern Congo’s collapse into chaos is not just another regional conflict—it’s a long-simmering crisis rooted in colonial borders, post-independence misrule, and modern-day battles for control over ...

Oxfam is working with partners to help over 400,000 displaced people in North and South Kivu in eastern DRC with food, clean ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Over 52 million people in West and Central Africa are at risk of critical food shortages due to conflict, extreme weather, ...

Representatives from the United States, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), France, Qatar, Rwanda, and Togo convened ...

Heavy flooding following torrential rains in eastern Congo has washed away several villages along the shores of Lake Tanganyika in eastern Congo, leaving at least 62 dead and 50 missing BUKAVU ...

A UN food convoy has successfully delivered vital supplies to support tens of thousands of displaced people affected by escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according ...

The number of desperate refugees fleeing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC ... struggling to cope with an escalating crisis amid dwindling resources.

In August 2024, Congo-Brazzaville President Denis Nguesso ... This indicates a public health crisis characterised by the low availability of drugs at health facilities, few pharmacies and their ...

An alliance of regional African leadership and oversight of resource extraction is essential to promote stability, write Faraan O Rahim and coauthors On 25 April 2025, foreign ministers from ...