37 min ago | AllAfrica.com
Congo-Kinshasa: Disease Linked to Cassava Consumption Affects Cognitive Ability
Konzo - an epidemic paralytic disease resulting from the consumption of poorly processed bitter cassava - can also cause impaired cognitive functions even in children who do not show physical symptoms of the disease, a study finds.
4 hrs ago | Newsday
Illusion of protection in DR Congo
It was a familiar sight at Kanyaruchinya, just a few kilometres north of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: White armoured personnel carriers had taken up positions along the road.
9 hrs ago | Voice of America
Glow-in-Dark Roach, World's Smallest Frog Among Top New Species
The top 10 new species for 2013 according to the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University.
12 hrs ago | Final Call
Lessons in economic integration for African Union
As the African Union celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, it is still younger and less integrated than the 56-year-old body that is now the European Union, and, according to politicians and diplomats, has a big advantage over the Europeans as it charts its own path of integration.
15 hrs ago | Mail & Guardian
Now people of Great Lakes need to see peace dividend
Africa's Great Lakes region now has the chance to achieve something that has eluded its war-weary people for several decades.
19 hrs ago | Living in Rwanda
UN Secretary General visits Rwanda
The United Nations Secretary- General Ban Ki- Moon, made his fourth visit to Rwanda this May 23, 2013 to tackle issues revolving around DRC security crisis.
DRC journalist found dead after missing for 12 days
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should identify the motive behind the murder of a radio presenter who was found on Friday after being missing for 12 days, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Hydropower megaproject to dam River Congo
Africa's greatest river is about to be tamed. The River Congo is set to succumb to a series of giant hydroelectric dams with twice the generating capacity of the world's most powerful hydro-plant, the Three Gorges in China .
Kinshasa's orchestra of survival and hope
Proud leader: Armand Diangenda is the founder of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste de Kinshasa Nathalie is a single mum who struggles to clothe her little boy and pay the rent.
The town of Kanyaruchinya from the last United Nations peacekeeper outpost along the road leading north, into M23 rebel territory, from Goma in eastern Congo.
Scientists announce top 10 new species
An amazing glow-in-the-dark cockroach, a harp-shaped carnivorous sponge and the smallest vertebrate on Earth are just three of the newly discovered top 10 species selected by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University.
As the creator of "The Vagina Monologues," one of the most popular and controversial plays of the past two decades, Eve Ensler had long been seen as a pillar of strength among feminists and women's rights activists.
SA Defence Force trained some DRC M23 rebels
A startling revelation has been made in Parliament - some of the Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are former trainees of the SANDF.
100 pilgrims start 420km trek from Kabale to Namugongo
Close to 100 pilgrims have set off from Kabale on foot for a 420km journey to the Uganda Martyrs' Shrine in Namugongo ahead of the Martyrs' Day celebrations scheduled for June 3. The 94 pilgrims, comprising 60 men and 34 women from Kisoro and Kabale districts, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, were flagged off at Rushoroza Cathedral by ... (more)
Congo fighting persists as UN chief arrives
In this November 30, 2012 file photo, M23 rebels withdraw from the Masisi and Sake areas in eastern Congo.
'Hotstix', Blanchard on Joy of Jazz bill
Sibongile Mngoma performs at the announcement of the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz line-up in Sandton yesterday.
On joint visit to DR Congo, UN and World Bank chiefs voice support for latest peace effort
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim are greeted on arrival in Kinshasa by President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
U.S. Non-Intervention In Syria Could Mirror Outcome In Congo
This week, we're exploring how lessons learned from U.S. intervention and non-intervention in foreign conflicts can inform policy decisions toward Syria today.
UNHCR urges protection for civilians amid fresh fighting in DR Congo
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 22 - The UN refugee agency said on Wednesday it was concerned about the latest outbreak of heavy fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and urged all parties to ensure the safety of civilians.
World's Largest Hydropower Plant on Track for 2015 Groundbreaking in DR Congo
Work on the world's largest hydropower plant is expected to start in October, 2015 following commitments from the World Bank and other development agencies to finance its construction.