US Head of state Barack Obama contacted Rwandan President Paul Kagame to end all help for rebels in the conflict-wracked Democratic Republic of Congo, said reporters.   The White House gave out the highly worded declaration about the pioneers’ phone call after Washington imposed penalties on two top leaders of the M23 rebel group, claiming they had actually...

More than 125 women were violated as Democratic Republic of Congo troops backed away from a rebel offensive last month, based on a UN investigation revealed...

Koffi Olomide, one of Africa’s most popular singers, has been given a three-month suspended prison sentence for assaulting his producer.The 56 year...

The United Nations expressed new concern on Tuesday that rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo are getting arms from other countries, as it sent reinforcements to a threatened city. The UN Security Council is to discuss the new strife Tuesday while international leaders are to use an African Union summit in Addis Ababa later this week to try to defuse tensions between...

The United Nations expressed new concern on Tuesday that rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo are getting arms from other countries, as it sent reinforcements to a threatened city. The UN Security Council is to discuss the new strife Tuesday while international leaders are to use an African Union summit in Addis Ababa later this week to try to defuse tensions between...

Amsterdam — Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, convicted by the International Criminal Court in its first ever ruling, should be sentenced to 30...

Cape Town — Despite a significant reduction in child deaths around the globe, a new report released today shows that the health of newborn babies has been largely overlooked. A report published by Save the Children says sub-Saharan Africa has reduced deaths among children in the first month of life by a negligible 1.5 percent from 2000 to 2010, a small improvement on...

Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan is Africa’s highest paid sportsman, according to the latest figures from ESPN The Magazine’s Money Issue salary survey...

Kinshasa — Her limbs flaccid, her eyes wide with fear and pain, Théthé’s cries seem oddly detached from her body, as if part of her isn’t...

(News of Africa) – British drinks giant Diageo (DGE.L) expects its annual growth in Africa to accelerate beyond the current 15 percent, helped by...