While the country is generally safe, it's wise to stay alert in crowded places and use reliable transportation. Ghana is a ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, known as the green heart of Africa, is located in the central region of the continent and is the second-largest country in Africa. It borders the Central African ...

Pope Francis appealed for weapons to be laid down in global conflicts and for the reconciliation between enemies in a ...

Preaching during Christmas eve mass, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo said that the country was living through 'hellish conditions', ...

M23 in D.R. Congo The east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been wracked by conflict for nearly two decades. Rebel groups plague the region and have given rise to the world's largest (and ...

Life seems almost normal in the streets of Lubero, but the calm is deceptive -- the town nestled in the forested, misty hills of eastern DR Congo is under threat from an advancing rebel militia.