Kokoko! make incandescent get-down music from Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The city ...

Fresh from its independence from Belgium’s colonial rule in June 1960, Congo entered the United Nations in September, together with 15 other newly independent African countries ... there will be ...

On Wednesday, the movements of West African dance were featured on the Penn State Shenango campus. The Balafon Dance Ensemble ...

The burden that Patrice Lumumba, prime minister of the Republic of the Congo, assumed was an awesome one. On his young, slim ...

Congo, where the city is located, is thought to be one of the world's most linguistically diverse nations, with more than 200 ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) recently extended its military mission in Congo, a move reportedly opposed by Rwanda. With Bukavu now within the rebels' reach, fears are growing ...

The UN session is set to focus on the armed conflict between the M23 armed group and the Congolese military, which is supported by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission to the ...

A South African defence expert, Helmoed Heitman, says the Southern African Development Community mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC) is a complete failure and the bloc should negotiate its withdrawal.

Residents look at dozens of bodies being buried in a cemetery in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Monday. ALEXIS HUGUET/AFP NAIROBI — Leaders from southern and eastern African countries ...

For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as ...