Former US president and son of Kenya, Barack Obama, is painted on a matatu bus in Nairobi alongside the late Nelson Mandela ...

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

Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past ...

Interview - A conversation with Angélique Kidjo on the power of music, Africa's future, and breaking boundaries.

On the day Congo declared its independence, Lumumba had several typescripts in his ... Today, it is blighted by endless conflict, the deadly dance of factions and mercenaries in the pay of ...

The Public Administration, Home Affairs and Local Government Ministry has announced that the 77th Independence Day celebration will be held under the theme “Let Us Unite for a National Renaissance.” ...

(MENAFN) Over six decades after the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) gained independence, its eastern provinces continue to face violence, exploitation, and geopolitical manipulation.

The Congo still has not experienced a truly democratic and peaceful transition of power in its entire history as an independent country. The military has been fragmented since independence.

A MASSIVE FIRE ENGULFED THIS BUILDING AT INDY RIDGE APARTMENTS IN INDEPENDENCE. DOZENS OF PEOPLE ARE ALSO WITHOUT A HOME NOW. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK FROM NEWS CHOPPER NINE, WHICH WAS ALSO ABOVE THE ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo ... along with the weather conditions. “It’s a sad day for the community. We will pull together. We will be here all day. From here on out, we are going to focus on ...

Early in the week, by many accounts, the so-called M23 rebels had effectively taken Goma, the biggest and most important city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lofty names can be ...