Fighting rages as rebels and army clash in DR Congo

Videos shared online by residents appear to show M23 rebels patrolling the main streets of Goma.

Dam plan busted? World’s biggest hydropower project in the balance

The DR Congo is planning to build a massive dam delivering power to millions of people - but it is not easy.

Dam plan busted? World’s biggest hydropower project in the balance

The DR Congo is planning to build a massive dam delivering power to millions of people - but it is not easy.

Dam plan busted? World’s biggest hydropower project in the balance

The DR Congo is planning to build a massive dam delivering power to millions of people - but it is not easy.

Teenage Kenyan actress takes on child marriage in role mirroring real life

Michelle Lemuya Ikeny stars in Nawi, a film that depicts the reality of child marriage in rural Kenya.

Teenage Kenyan actress takes on child marriage in role mirroring real life

Michelle Lemuya Ikeny stars in Nawi, a film that depicts the reality of child marriage in rural Kenya.

Teenage actress takes on child marriage in role mirroring sister’s life

Michelle Lemuya Ikeny stars in Nawi, a film that depicts the reality of child marriage in rural Kenya.

Rebels kill 13 foreign peacekeepers in DR Congo

The M23 rebel group has launched an advance on Goma, a city of more than one million people.

Wanted Dutch drug-smuggler ‘is in Sierra Leone’

Jos Leijdekkers has been hiding in the West African country, according to authorities in the Netherlands.

David Lammy ‘horrified’ after meeting Sudan war victims face-to-face

The UK foreign secretary urges the world not to forget Sudan after visiting those fleeing to Chad.