The Oscar-nominated documentary Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat recounts the events leading up to Black American jazz musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach's ...

Johan Grimonprez uses archival footage of the period to expose the CIA-backed assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba ...

For countries like India, the stakes are enormous. To participate in the post-hydrocarbon global economy, the country needs ...

The conflict in the country now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been going on for decades. Historical grievances, governance failures, and social injustices have plunged this diverse ...

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

Some Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) army forces, who fled the region due to the clashes crossed into Rwanda through the Corniche border crossing between the DRC and Rwanda, surrender to ...

in 1961. Faced with this situation, the UN deployed the UN Operation in the Congo (ONUC) in July 1960 . The first large-scale peacekeeping mission, ONUC aimed to help the government in ...

The Republic of Congo’s minister of mines has issued at least 79 semi-industrial gold mining and exploration permits in the Sangha region, despite the area being officially designated for a ...

Congo’s security forces were fighting on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) against Rwanda-backed rebels who advanced into a key eastern city in a major escalation of a decades-long conflict. Rwanda ...

Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebel group has gained control of the airport in the eastern city of Goma, diplomatic and security sources told Reuters. Corneille Nangaa, leader of the AFC ...

Protesters have attacked several embassies in DR Congo's capital Kinshasa, including the French one, during demonstrations on Tuesday against the escalating conflict in the country's east.

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...