Congo and Rwanda sign a US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Friday signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decadeslong deadly fighting in eastern Congo while helping the U.S. government and American companies gain access … Read More

UK Borders Bill faces avalanche of defeats in the House of Lords for second time

The proposed legislation will go back to the Commons, where ministers could be forced to make concessions to get the controversial bill passed. The UK government’s controversial Nationality and Borders Bill faced another slew of defeats in the House of … Read More

DRC volcano: More than 100 children missing, earthquakes hit bordering area, Rwanda

Congolese residents of Goma flee from Mount Nyiragongo volcano as it erupts over Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo Saturday evening. File Photo by Kinsella Cunningham/EPA-EFE Congolese residents of Goma arrive in Rwanda Sunday after fleeing from Mount Nyiragongo volcano … Read More