Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...

The governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained during fighting on the front line, ...

Rebels in Congo have surrounded the eastern city of Goma, in one of the sharpest escalations in years of a conflict that has ...

Timkat marks the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan and is one of the most important religious festivals for Christians in ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic spread in eastern Congo's main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby town as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard ...

Australia-based cobalt miner Jervois Global is set to go private with a recapitalisation plan due to a slump in cobalt prices. The miner has reached an agreement with its current lender Millstreet ...

He added that the company is focused on "disciplined capital allocation and the generation ... our commitment to help Mauritania and Senegal develop their natural resources." ...

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said in an end-of-year address on Tuesday that the French military would hand over control of its military base in the capital Abidjan in January 2025 and ...

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Tuesday sacked a government minister who recently described African soldiers who fought for colonial ruler France as "traitors". Cheikh Oumar Diagne ...

(Bloomberg) — Senegal’s economic growth rate surged to a record in the third quarter as the West African nation began exporting oil, with the International Monetary Fund predicting a 9.3% expansion ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Senegal’s then-opposition leader Ousmane Sonko adresses supporters in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, March 14 ...