As Francophonie ministers and other leaders gather in Kigali for the first major OIF meeting ever held in East Africa, global attention turns to how the French-speaking world will chart new paths for ...

The United Nations war crimes tribunal on Friday ruled that a geriatric Rwandan genocide suspect, who has been found unfit to ...

In July, Congo and M23 signed a signed a declaration of principles in Qatar to end the conflict and commit to a comprehensive ...

President Paul Kagame recently asked a question; one that's as old as the years African states have been independent. Why is it that certain other countries, which were at the same level of Africa 50 ...

BUKAVU, Congo — A bridge at a mine in southeastern Congo collapsed due to overcrowding, killing at least 32 people, a ...

Former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala went on trial in France Wednesday over atrocities committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo's bloody eastern conflict more than two decades ago.

Like many countries in recent years, Kenya has been facing its first mpox epidemic. Clotilde Bigot reports from Mombasa.

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or fewer and are subject to editing for grammar and clarity. Publication is at ...

This week, we review the 2026 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Second Round Qualifiers, as the eleven winners of the two-leg ties move on to the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Finals next year in ...

By Vincent Gunde The Inua Advocacy- an organization which was established to look after the welfare of all refugees and ...