Congolese independence hero Patrice Emery Lumumba shot to fame on June 30, 1960 with a blistering independence speech against ...

In areas under its control, the AFC/M23 movement in eastern DR Congo is “doing well,” but needs more time, a traditional chief said, suggesting that the group cannot be expected to have achieved so ...

Valery Kyembo was leading an inspection of his community's protected forest reserve deep in the Democratic Republic of Congo's mining belt when two armed Congolese soldiers blocked their way.

North of the limits of the Lukutwe community forest concession, two armed soldiers stepped in front of Valery Kyembo and his ...

Since the gorillas move across a wide area, the trek is unpredictable in length and terrain. On day one, we followed a dirt ...

On 8 January 1996, a Russian-built Antonov aircraft crashed into a market in Kinshasha city centre, killing at least 237 ...

In the roaring cauldron of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), where drums speak louder than words and flags dance in endless waves, one man chose silence, stillness, and posture as his protest, his ...

Misan Harriman’s exhibition, The Purpose of Light, uses rousing protest photography to remind us of the power of collective ...

Hate speech against Tutsi communities in DR Congo is an ongoing, serious issue described as reaching alarming levels - ...

Nigeria are into the quarter-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations but will not be at this summer’s World Cup after a play-off ...

China's top diplomat began his annual New Year tour of Africa on Wednesday, focusing on strategic trade access across eastern ...

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