Last week the news that former President Joseph Kabila had returned to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo grabbed the attention of the world’s media. But why has his presence in that part of the ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

Swahili’s historical spread is often chalked up to merchants, Islamic scholars and colonial clerks. That’s only half the ...

Hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers seeking refuge at the United Nations' base in Goma since the eastern city's capture in January are being transferred to Kinshasa, the International ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) began on Tuesday the withdrawal of its peacekeeping forces from the eastern ...

Willis Andabwa, aka Ole Willy, shared with TUKO.co.ke his mission to spread hope across Africa through humanitarian missions ...

African bishops’ conferences, largely among the church’s most conservative, pushed back against Francis' positions. After he ...

Kenyan Clinic Denies Organ Trafficking AccusationsThe Mediheal Group clinic in Kenya, at the center of organ trafficking allegations, denied any wrongdoing and pledged full cooperation with an ongoing ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Wednesday pledged in statements released after talks in ...

A soldier of the M23 movement supervises as motorcycle taxi drivers sift through abandoned military items looking for weapons ...

Speaking after a tour of the road led by engineers from the Ministry and representatives from the China Communication Construction Company (CCCC), the project’s contractors, the State Minister for ...