African nations are demanding that the 'distorted' world map be redrawn to show the true scale of the continent that they argue has been misrepresented for centuries. The African Union (AU) has backed ...

Democracy is under threat globally and the U.S. is accelerating the decline, according to an institute backed by the ...

The African Union has joined a campaign calling for the widely-used Mercator map, which makes Africa appear smaller than it is, to be replaced with a map that more accurately reflects the continent's ...

FILE - Soldiers look at a world map as they wait to board a flight in Manas, Kyrgyzstan, on the way home after completing a deployment in Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/David Goldman, ...

The DRC gave a warm welcome to Uganda’s General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, a controversial figure both at home and abroad. Some see Kinshasa compromising its pride to manage regional tensions while others ...

The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region bordering Rwanda with abundant natural resources has suffered extreme violence for more than three decades.

Limited access and scarce funds are the key challenges facing health officials trying to respond to the latest Ebola outbreak ...