The La Republica Dominicana flag, as it is also called, was originally designed in 1844 by the founding father of the new independent Dominican Republic, Juan Pablo Duarte.

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Congolese M23 rebels are seen as they withdraw from the three antennes location in Kibumba, near Goma, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, December 23, 2022.

A military vehicle carries a gold-capped tooth belonging to DRC independence hero Patrice Lumumba to a memorial built in his ...

Dominican Republic officials say a Canadian tourist was found dead in a northern part of the country last week. Updated June 27, 2025 at 1:15 p.m. June 27, 2025 1 min read ...

Dominican Republic officials say a Canadian tourist was found dead in a northern part of the country last week. The country’s civil defence agency says 33-year-old Dorian Christian MacDonald was ...

The family of a Canadian tourist who was found dead in a northern part of the Dominican Republic is raising money to bring his remains home. Dorian Christian MacDonald, 33, was found dead in the ...

June 19 (UPI) -- Rwanda will sign a U.S.-Qatar-mediated peace agreement with neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, bringing an end to a decades-long armed conflict within days.

The human rights situation across the Democratic Republic of Congo remains dire, with internal conflicts and poor governance contributing to a severe food crisis and the internal displacement of 5 ...

In Las Terrenas, a lush corner of the Dominican Republic, the ceviche practically swims into your bowl, and the soft sand and palm trees seem to have no end.

GOMA, DR Congo - A new round of talks between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government and the March 23 Movement ...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The owner of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic whose roof collapsed in April and killed 236 people was arrested Thursday along with his sister.