Tourism is driving job creation in Africa
The recent ascendance of President Ramaphosa to the highest echelons of political power has largely been positively received locally and abroad
Tropical deforestation can release a huge amount of carbon into the atmosphere, contributing to climate change
Joseph Kabila was supposed to step down as president of the DRC at the end of 2016. He refused. But there is hope of ending the stalemate
Announcement comes as SA increases pressure on President Kabila to stick to the new election timetable
The majority of the “formal” and officially acknowledged taxes aren’t fed into the formal hierarchy and revenue flow as they are supposed to be
Africa needs strong institutions. But they can only be built if there’s a change in leadership
The Catholic church had called for rallies around the country despite a government ban on all demonstrations since September 2016
A long way from the capital Kinshasa, this rural province in northwestern DRC is slowly falling apart
President Jacob Zuma seems to be making a final push to secure the nuclear power deal before his tenure comes to an end. But it won’t be easy.
Somaliland is not just any other country. Technically, it’s a not a country at all.
Congo’s opposition agreed to postpone presidential elections until the end of 2017, but President Kabila’s electoral commission has delayed it again
Thousands of people from the Democratic Republic of Congo have fled to Zambia after violent inter-ethnic clashes and fighting between security forces
Rich in diamonds but ravaged by violence and gripped by poverty, the vast region of Kasai embodies the potential and the problems of the DRC
Chronic political instability over the past few years has left DRC citizens disillusioned with politicians on all sides of the dispute
The Congolese President’s strategy of delaying elections through technical delays is working perfectly.
Minister Nkoana-Mashabane criticises help from outside and sees no problem with DRC president staying on after his mandate ended in December
More than 900 inmates are missing after armed assailants launched a coordinated attack on Kangwayi prison.
Countries like the USA are expected to cut emissions now, while China can go on polluting until 2030, then trim its footprint
There is, however, good reason to believe that the country can prevent an outbreak, given its recent history of dealing with Ebola outbreaks.
The president’s list followed last month’s naming of a former opposition leader as his prime minister.
So far, an estimated 12 300 people have made the perilous journey to safety on foot, fleeing deepening conflict in Kasai province
The DRC’s ambassador to South Africa says the police were unable to guarantee the safety of people working at the country’s Pretoria embassy.
South Africa seems to have adopted an incredibly narrow understanding of how countries help each other.
Funding and investments between Global South countries are seemingly positive, but also obscure, writes Jakkie Cilliers.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is escalating towards a crisis that could match the violence of its neighbour.
An ongoing rape scandal is casting a dark cloud over an occasion usually reserved for paying tribute to the ‘Blue Helmets’.
They say the president’s distanced attitude and the AU chair’s appointment of a biased mediator feeds into DRC leader Kabila’s bid to delay elections.
Kwanele Sosibo remembers the flamboyant Congolese performer who died at 66.
Yellow fever continues to spread. The disease, which has caused 200 deaths in Angola, has now killed 21 people in the DRC.
More UN troops in the DRC are accused of abusing those they were meant to protect – and face paternity claims from their alleged victims.