We knew chimps were smart. We knew they use and make tools. But a new study has highlighted the extent and ability of chimpanzees’ engineering ability — and it’s stunning. In the heart of ...

A record 27.7 million people are in the grip of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing conflict linked to massive displacement and rising food prices, global food ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have taken control of two major cities in eastern DR Congo in the past two months China's efforts to build up huge business interests across Africa have been accompanied ...

New research from Oxford University has revealed that chimpanzees demonstrate limited engineering capabilities that aid them in retrieving insects as food sources, findings that offer a rare ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The head of the Indianapolis Zoo was injured in an incident involving a chimpanzee last week, the zoo confirmed. President and CEO Dr. Rob Shumaker was feeding a chimpanzee through a ...

Chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe Stream National Park demonstrated engineering skills by carefully selecting specific plants to craft flexible tools for termite fishing, according to new research ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing one of the world’s largest displacement and humanitarian crises. Ongoing violence and instability have forced millions to flee their homes ...

The Rwanda-backed M23, a Congolese armed group, has seized control of large swathes of eastern Congo in recent months. But it has not indicated plans to advance on Kisangani, a strategic city in the ...

Judith Tuluka Suminwa, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo attends a meeting during the 38th Ordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union at the ...

Donald Trump has been offered a minerals-for-security deal by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), providing access to materials needed by America’s tech industry in return for help to defeat ...

In a Feb. 8 letter to Trump, Félix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, offered mining opportunities for the U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund, an entity Trump had launched a few ...

The M23 militia is ruling over a vast stretch of territory in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, threatening the sovereignty of the biggest country in sub-Saharan Africa.