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

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 ...

In Belgium, King Leopold II was hailed as the “Builder King” for his wondrous works. But overseas, in the Congo Free State, lay the horrific truth: Leopold was more of a butcher than a builder.

Analysis - Lubumbashi is a city in the mineral-rich Katanga region in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the most resource-rich nations on earth, yet its people remain trapped in poverty, instability, and perpetual war .

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 ...

Reginald Sylvester II takes us behind the scenes as he tests rubber's material limits while confronting its harrowing history ...

Thirteen South Africans were killed last month by the most dangerous man in the world: Rwandan president Paul Kagame.

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Since flag independence from Belgium on June 30, 1960 and since the gruesome murder of its founding president, Patrice ...

With no serious institutions in the form of legislature, judiciary, the opposition, or civil society to check his power, ...