M23 fighters and Rwandan troops entered the DR Congo provincial capital of Bukavu on Friday, security and humanitarian ...

If you glance at a map of Africa, you might do a double-take when you see Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea ... whose mainland sits much farther south. But historical treaties dictated ...

Analysts weigh in on Rwanda’s role in the conflict in DRC, whether minerals are a factor and if diplomacy can succeed.

This ambitious route spans 10 African countries: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. From the bustling city streets of Cairo to the ...

As M23 rebels continue to gain ground in South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country's top UN humanitarian official has told UN News that increasing "complexity and ...

The reason? South Africa’s bond market is heavily dependent on foreign capital, with 30% of all government bonds held by international investors, including US-based asset managers. A sustained ...

Speaking truth to power has almost become radical chic. Noam Chomsky and Arundhati Roy have argued that ignorance has no part in why the powerful do what they do. Their critique needs a slight nuance ...

Recycling Cairo's trash for free while providing employment to tens of thousands, the Zabbaleen have much to teach other cash-strapped cities.In the scorching afternoon heat, a few large refuse trucks ...

Based in Montevideo, Uruguay, it leverages the city's double ... an area locked by Africa, South America and Antarctica. With this purpose MercoPress offers an update of the main events which ...

The South African government has not invested enough for renewable energy to contribute to long-term economic growth.

A law that allows the government to confiscate land has reignited racial tensions that have dogged Africa's southernmost tip ...

Were you told that gold mining in southern Africa started after 1852? Or that the export of iron, steel, copper and gold ...