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

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 ...

That's the case despite the military support it gets from neighboring Rwanda, according to observers and analysts in Africa’s Great Lakes region. The New Canaan Chamber will present the music program ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo 's key city of Goma sought to reassure its residents ...

People fleeing M-23 rebel advances arrive by boat in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 ...

Congolese bishops said Feb. 3 they’re following the situation “with great sadness and concern,” offering closeness and support for local pastors and consoling those that lost loved ones. They also ...

Rwanda-backed rebels controlling cities in eastern Congo have forcibly closed settlement camps, leading to the displacement ...

DR Congo War - Talks Failing, Time for Sanctions?

But nothing could have prepared it for this. In one recent week alone, nearly 3,000 people were killed as rebels swept across the Congolese city. Body bags were rushed in. The fighting in Goma has ...

Nigerian music sensation, Tems, has announced the cancellation of her highly anticipated concert in Kigali, Rwanda, citing concerns over rising tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of ...

A glimpse of life after the siege in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, as some semblance of a tenuous peace returns, as does the fear of reprisals.

In its sheer mellifluence and catchy refrain, the old Congolese music is an enchanting balm for the soul. But so is the chaos and horror that course through the history of the place which must ...