Lumumba remains a leading figure in Congolese and African history. He was a revolutionary and a national hero whose ...

Despite peace deal signed in Washington with Rwanda, Congolese government will use available mechanisms to pursue justice for ...

Etienne Davignon, 92, is accused of involvement in the detention of Patrice Lumumba before he was killed in 1961.

Over 60 years after the killing of the first Congolese prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, prosecutors in Belgium announced ...

Congo-Rwanda agreement covers only small part of real cause of conflict, says Alliance Fleuve Congo - Anadolu Ajansı ...

African Union Commission Chairperson’s Congratulatory Message on Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Independence Day ...

Eight Irish UN veterans and their families attended a Congolese Independence day celebration in Cavan earlier this month. It is the first celebration of its kind in Cavan, which was organised by the ...

Families displaced by violence in eastern DRC are rebuilding their lives with support from UNICEF through a cash transfer ...

"On the anniversary of the Independence Day of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Peru extends its well wishes and expresses its hope for prosperity and well-being for the Cong ...

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to President Félix Tshisekedi of ...

On June 30, 1960, Patrice Lumumba freed the Congo from Belgian colonial rule and became the country's first prime minister. He promised democracy, prosperity and an end to the exploitation of ...