Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. In January, rebel fighters claimed the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Their sweep into Goma—a ...

Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest, one of Arizona’s biggest refugee aid groups has laid off around 50 people.

Talks are under way among leaders of African countries to end fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in which thousands of people have been killed, thousands forced to leave their ...

Almost 3,000 people have been killed in fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN has said. Vivian van de Perre, a senior UN official based in the city of Goma, said the ...

NGO ActionAid and locals say cost of some items has risen between 18% and 160% as conflict blocks aid and supplies.

The uncertainty around USAID’s future affects the tens of billions in unspent obligations that go beyond the current fiscal ...

02/08/2025 February 8, 2025 The Rwanda-backed M23 militia is closing in on the town of Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and pushing into the South Kivu province. More than 2 ...

Ukraine received $16B in USAID funds in 2023, far dwarfing Ethiopia's $1.6B and Jordan's $1.2B - Anadolu Ajansı ...

M23’s advance in Democratic Republic of Congo sparks fears of regional war The clashes have resulted in over 3,000 deaths, including 20 peacekeepers from South Africa, Malawi, and Tanzania, and ...

President Trump should allow Seoul to develop nuclear weapons in return for ending America’s security guarantee.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday (Feb 6) slapping sanctions on the International ...

GENEVA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has "multiplied" the risk of the spread of diseases, including cholera, malaria, tuberculosis and the deadly mpox ...