Patrice Lumumba became the prime minister of newly independent Congo. His close ally Andrée Blouin describes how Belgium and ...

Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...

Johan Grimonprez uses archival footage of the period to expose the CIA-backed assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba ...

Opinion - "Most reporting on the conflict is using questionable framings, suggesting it is purely driven by a desire to ...

For countries like India, the stakes are enormous. To participate in the post-hydrocarbon global economy, the country needs ...

A dramatic escalation of the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and swingeing US humanitarian aid cuts are ...

Likewise, in Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, music is at the forefront of events that aren't as well known as the Nazi's rise to ...

The capture of North Kivu’s provincial capital, Goma, by the M23 armed group last month has multiplied international coverage ...

While the Tutsi and Hutu ethic rivalry seem to be the geneses of the great lakes conflict, there are more sinister players which have benefitted from this on-going conflict. The fact that millions of ...

Explore NCCU's permanent collection, watch documentaries at NCMA, go to a jazz concert, and more local ways to honor the ...

When Leopold II, King of Belgium, set about creating his own colony in the Congo, he used elephants - and barbaric cruelty - to clear the impenetrable jungle ...

In Congo itself, humans were the least valued commodity, at the mercy of the worst ...