The conflicts in DR Congo are embarrassments to Africa. It is alleged that the conflicts are the bloodiest since the end of ...

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

THE HOUSE ;In the shadows of power, where whispered deals and hidden ambitions shape nations, a scandal erupted — one that would shake Uganda to its core. ;It was a time of high-stakes politics, ...

The two regional blocs are holding a historic joint Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government in Tanzania ...

Interview - Director Johan Grimonprez discusses Soundtrack to a Coup d'État, his powerful exploration of Congo's decolonization struggle, in conversation with Peter Mertens, Belgian political leader ...

1960 July - Congolese army mutinies; Moise Tshombe declares Katanga independent; Belgian troops sent in ostensibly to protect Belgian citizens and mining interests; UN Security Council votes to send ...

1960 July - Congolese army mutinies; Moise Tshombe declares Katanga independent; Belgian troops sent in ostensibly to protect Belgian citizens and mining interests; UN Security Council votes to ...

Ces propos marquent clairement la volonté du " général-président " d'oublier que l'artisan de l'adhésion congolaise à l'organisation francophone fut Moïse Tshombe. Il apparaît, d'autre ...

Now, Katanga’s Rebel Moise Tshombe sat wanly behind a desk in a stucco cottage in the copper town of Kolwezi and declared, “I am ready to proclaim immediately before the world that Katanga’s ...

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