A new study reveals that peatlands—a vital carbon store that many people have never heard of—are dangerously under-protected, ...

DRC has launched a plan for a green corridor at the world's largest protected area - but local people say they haven't been ...

An offensive by M23 fighters is disrupting health services and displacing people in a region already beset by health ...

South Africa will hold the rotating presidency of the G20. Given its position as Africa’s most industrialised nation and an ...

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 ...

The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of ...

There is a “mismatch” between the importance of peatlands and their current level of protection, a new study warns.

Rwandan president Paul Kagame announced last December, while the east African country hosted the FIA end-of-season awards ...

The U.N. says more than 110,000 displaced people have in recent days left settlement camps in eastern Congo’s cities ...

A U.S. pause on foreign aid has had a "major impact" in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where humanitarian operations last ...

This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers ...

If you asked Ugandans, “What is Suriname?” most would likely give incorrect answers. Suriname is a country. Located some ...