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

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

During his time suiting up for the Thunder, Biyombo wore only jersey No. 15 and put up 1.8 points and as many rebounds per ...

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 ...

Slavery lasted for approximately 246 years from 1619 to 1865. In addition to that, there were 12 years of R econstruction and 91 years of J im Crowism (legalized discrimination). It is estimated that ...

Further reading: DR Congo: 'The Church stands with those in rebel-controlled areas' For several days, Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, has been at the center of violent clashes between ...

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 ...

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...

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

Kigali denies UN evidence that it smuggles vast amounts of gold and other metals out of eastern DR Congo and sells them as its own. But access to DR Congo's mineral wealth has been a driver of ...