The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

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

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

In Central Africa lies a country, almost a subcontinent, roughly the size of all of Western Europe—one of the richest countries in terms of resources, yet one of the poorest in terms of resource gain ...

War in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exploded into global headlines once again after Rwanda-backed rebels captured ...

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 ...

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

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is trapped in an unrelenting cycle of conflict, displacement, and humanitarian suffering ...

Interview - Director Johan Grimonprez discusses Soundtrack to a Coup d'État, his powerful exploration of Congo's decolonization struggle, in conversation with Peter Mertens, Belgian political leader ...

Congo has been wracked by more than a century of violent colonization and imperialism resulting in millions of deaths—and ...

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 ...