In Stanford's first inaugural Congo Week, students and experts celebrate Congolese heritage and discuss important issues ...

In Central Africa lies a country, almost a subcontinent, roughly the size of all of Western Europe—one of the richest countries in terms of resources, yet one of the poorest in terms of resource gain ...

Photographer and visual artist Sammy Baloji discusses his International Film Festival Rotterdam Tiger Competition entry, the importance of sound Pier Paolo Pasolini adaptation he is hoping to make.

The United Nations estimates that among the DRC’s population of 118 million, nearly one in five —21.2 million individuals— ...

At least 773 people were killed in eastern Congo's largest city of Goma and its ... Goma residents cover their faces as they walk past a bullet-riddled military truck, on Friday.

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s government on Tuesday described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as “false communication,” while the United Nations ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a town 100 kilometers (60 ...

Congo’s Felix Tshisekedi attended via video link. “History will judge us harshly if we remain still and watch the situation worsen, day by day,” Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan ...

Millions have died in the past 30 years in Congo amid ethnic tensions and disputes over access to land and mineral resources. But rarely have so many been killed within just a few days ...