The War in Vietnam pushed me out of academia, turned me into an anti-imperialist and cast a long shadow on my life. The March ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevos in the U.S., has been chosen to succeed Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic ...

The bells of St. Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals have elected a new pope to succeed Pope Francis and take charge ...

South Sudan was East Africa’s biggest spender on military hardware in the region in 2024, despite being under an arms embargo ...

In a wide-ranging interview, he explains his decision — amid the Trump administration’s assault on foreign aid — to ...

A Congolese delegation led by the Congo Republic’s president, Sassou-Nguesso, met with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and ...

African leaders must commit to ending the violence, which requires focusing attention on justice reform and survivor-led ...

In early 2025, the March 23 Movement (M23) armed group seized control of Goma and then Bukavu, two major cities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). M23’s advance and control in ...

Two years ago Pope Francis chose Prevost to replace Marc Ouellet as prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Bishops, handing ...

On the front lines of war in eastern Congo, a Monitor reporter struggled to make sense of the suffering she witnessed.

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have restarted peace talks in Qatar, sources said on Tuesday, ...

A U.S. official says Congo and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a U.S.-led process that could end ...