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, culture and social resistance. Though it was rooted ...

C orneille nangaa sits in an armchair in a five-star-hotel in Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

A joint summit of leaders from eastern and southern Africa is underway in Tanzania as African governments try to find a ...

Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution ...

Among the Ba’Aka—a forest-dwelling people indigenous to the Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Gabon, and Cameroon—stories of the “one who stops rivers” have endured for ...

In Stanford's first inaugural Congo Week, students and experts celebrate Congolese heritage and discuss important issues regarding the DRC.

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) formerly Zaire, has in recent history been portrayed as a nation whose riches have been a curse rather than a blessing. It is indeed a country caught in unending ...

In Congo's capital Kinshasa, lawmakers in the National Assembly held a lengthy closed-door extraordinary session to discuss the crisis ahead of a summit with eastern and southern African leaders ...

For sapeurs, appearance is a powerful way to make an impression and stand out in an environment often defined by hardship.