The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

Born under French colonial rule in what is now the Central African Republic, she became active in the independence struggles of several African countries. In this extract from her memoir, My Country, ...

Before June 30, the Congo was already mortally wounded ... Scornfully, he had announced that he had “thrown out independence.” “That,” he said, was “for the civilized.” ...

MONUSCO, the U.N. peacekeeping force in the DRC, said the reported killings were under investigation but remained unverified.

Several explosions were reported on Thursday at Independence Square in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

The regionalization of the Democratic Republic of the Congo crisis raises prospects for another multinational Congo War and ...

Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie and Nina Simone are jazz legends, but in the 1960s, they were unwittingly used as decoys by the United States to deflect attention from its role in its meddling in ...

A coalition of militant groups in the conflict-torn African state has accused President Felix Tshisekedi of ordering the massacre Read Full Article at RT.com ...