M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have captured the eastern city of Bukavu with the backing of Rwandan forces, ...

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

Congo stands on the brink of being at the centre of a devastating new regional war. Europe should act in its own ...

The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...

They all belonged to a group of mercenaries run by Horatiu Potra. Potra, a 55-year-old Romanian citizen, came to prominence ...

With Kinshasa's notorious traffic jams, motorcycles are an easy alternative as they can manoeuvre their way around the ...

Burgundy Diamond Mines Limited (Burgundy or the Company) is pleased to announce the successful completion of a fuel offtake agreement for 2025 between its subsidiary and a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank ...

President Paul Kagame’s Press Secretary, Stéphanie Nyombayire, has called out Belgium’s hypocrisy in accusing Rwanda of mineral exploitation in DR Congo, despite the European country’s colonial ...

Soundtrack to a Coup d’État is a phenomenal film—brilliantly crafted. Johan Grimonprez unearths truths about the overthrow of Congo’s first prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, that history tried to sever ...

Despite industry claims, there are few controls to prevent diamond sales from financing violence and abuse around the world.

Displacement, violence, and human rights abuses are rampant, with women and children being particularly vulnerable. The ...