Photographer and visual artist Sammy Baloji discusses his International Film Festival Rotterdam Tiger Competition entry, the ...

Lubumbashi is little known, but its minerals electrified the world, created atom bombs and are key to greener energy, the ...

Regional conflicts, murderous militias, the exploitation of natural resources, innocent civilians forced to flee their homes; ...

Colonialism entrenched divisions between the Hutu's and the Tutsi's, and competition for the regions resources adds fuel to ...

The United Nations has 14,000 of its blue helmet soldiers in the Kivu region, and this past December, 14 blue helmets were killed. The countries that make up the Southern African Development Community ...

In the two Congos, there's a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as“sapeurs”, who blend fashion, cul ...

Over six decades after the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) gained independence, its eastern provinces continue to face violence, exploitation, and geopolitical manipulation. The rise of the M23 ...

A Rwanda-backed militia seized the pivotal Congolese city of Goma this week, threatening a new humanitarian crisis after ...

Over 40 scholars from across the humanities and social sciences gathered at The Africa Institute Global Studies University ...

The recent history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has been one of civil war and corruption. It is rich in ...

But Tree continues key themes his creations revolve around. “I’ve long been working on the colonial past because I am from Congo,” Baloji said. The story explores the tribulations of the ...