Bryony Cottam meets a doctor dedicated to combating malaria and other deadly diseases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

Billions of taxpayer dollars invested in for-profit facilities from Africa to Asia were supposed to improve access to ...

1595: Henry IV of France declares war on Spain. 1601: France gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey and Gex in a treaty with Spain. 1706: Birth of Benjamin Franklin in Boston, Massachusetts. 1718: An avalanche ...

The last two towns before Goma, a provincial capital in Congo’s east, have just fallen to M23 rebels. They last captured the city in 2012.

A Congolese refugee who fled persecution in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and built a new life in South Africa is fighting to retain his refugee status after it was withdrawn by the ...

Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the Congolese army. The rebel group has been making significant advances in recent ...

Public opinion in Congolese society remains divided over these death sentences. The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO), which has consistently opposed the death penalty, maintains its ...

Once the world’s most populous country, China was overtaken by India in 2023, with Beijing seeking to boost falling birth rates through subsidies and pro-fertility propaganda. The population ...

A new report from the American Cancer Society shows some positive trends when it comes to cancer mortality rates, as well as more promising news on technology to fight the disease.Despite that ...

The annual report, published Thursday in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, found the cancer mortality rate declined 34% from 1991 to 2022 in the United States. While overall cancer deaths are ...