Methane expelled by livestock belching and farting contributes about 15% of global emissions each year, UN estimates show. It ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi is not taking part in regionally brokered talks aimed at ending ...

In the aftermath of its withdrawal from Goma, the M23 suffered a series of heavy defeats at the hands of the Congolese army, ...

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has vowed to restore government authority in the east, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels ...

Kenya will allow citizens of nearly all African countries to visit without needing prior authorisation, according to a new ...

Seven years after their baby daughter was killed during a brutal midnight operation by police in Kenya at a time of ...

Police in Kenya have arrested a man carrying a mutilated corpse in his backpack, which he reportedly said belonged to his ...

Heavy artillery and gunfire has been heard in the besieged city throughout the day At least 13 foreign peacekeepers have been ...

She plays 13-year-old Nawi, the eponymous heroine of the coming-of-age film set in Turkana county, a rural area which borders ...

Rebels appear to be edging closer to taking control of the key city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

An ambitious initiative to vaccinate all livestock in Kenya is due to kick off this week ... So stop talking about it, we don't want it," he told the BBC. The government's aim is to vaccinate ...

Kenya has indicated there was a security element to the introduction of the new system, with the government spokesman telling the BBC last year that it was necessary for vetting travellers.