Health authorities say vaccines will mostly be donated, or, when available, be bought via negotiated deals with drugmakers, but with different budgets
The continent asked for more say in global health decisions after Covid. It now has that. The mpox declaration is a test of this new power
The Clade Ib strain has already jumped borders, with cases being reported in Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya in the last two weeks
Communities living on and working land in the Democratic Republic of the Congo say they are not informed about mining permits for energy transition minerals
A historic UN deal to restore degraded forest ecosystems in southeastern DRC is being torn apart by mining companies
Regional peace in Southern Africa requires a political and military solution working in tandem
Many African countries have weak election management systems, and citizens are rightly worried about human interference in electoral processes
The conflict has raged between rebels of the March 23 Movement and Congolese armed forces since late 2021
Crocodile hunting was once lucrative, with its skin sought after for its power to protect people against evil spirits, and for use in the fashion industry
Kigali denies that it is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineral resources
The country’s future is inextricably intertwined with that of the planet itself. That is not necessarily a good thing
Much of the region is prey to armed groups, an aftermath of regional wars in the 1990s and 2000s
This is an edited extract from Siddharth Kara’s book Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
Clashes broke out again at the start of October after six months of relative calm, pitting rebels against the national army
Hundreds of thousands of people are crammed into camps around the city of Goma, a crisis triggered by M23 rebels
Ivory and other wild contraband seized by authorities is being returned to the black market in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
A huge draw in the poor areas of Kinshasa, the sport involves men and women who use magic in the ring
Kinshasa is buffeted by torrential rains for eight months of the year, but for many in this rapidly growing megacity, running water that is safe to drink is a rarity
We cannot accept anything less than a full guarantee of the safety of vulnerable people before the polls
Northern white rhino are considered extinct in the DRC, and the translocation will help to restore the population and the ecological balance in Garamba
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo conflict, as well as peacemaking, have become ends in themselves, while the fighting is carried forward by its own momentum
Peace is unlikely while Rwanda continues to back the M23 militia group that is responsible for much violence across the region
Electrification of the global economy has created fresh demand for the ‘red metal’, pushing the price of copper to a 10-year high
An investigation by the auditor general into the defence department’s records found that a lack of accountability and consequence management is rife
Like King Leopold II, Tshisekedi has enriched himself through stealing power and suppressing democracy. Belgium’s monarch should stand with Congolese, not the colonial past
Manono, a town in Tanganyika province in southeast Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a textbook case of a mining town that went from boom to bust
Former Democratic Republic of the Congo militia fighters housed in sordid conditions, such as at camp Mubambiro, are protesting their living conditions
The bravest bankers: Navy Malela and Gradi Koko refused to stay silent in the face of injustice – even when speaking out carried grave risks for them and their families
In 2001, my mother immigrated to South Africa from the DRC and applied for asylum. I was two years old. Now I must apply for asylum even though I know no other country
Many of the former child combatants are overwhelmed by the horrors they have witnessed in a part of the country that has been ravaged by violence for more than 25 years
It is possible to convince newsrooms looking for a topical story that something is news when it isn’t, to dangerous effect
Troops were sent to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2001 as part of the UN peacekeeping mission that became an offensive against rebels