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 ...

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC flag KINSHASA - Both sides in the fighting ... the eastern DRC has been riven with conflict for the past three decades.

SANDF has confirmed the deaths of another four soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, bringing the total to 13 in the last week alone.

Four more soldiers died in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in combat against ... during the battle with M23 rebels over the past three days later succumbed to injuries." ...

Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape ...

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.

But Tree continues key themes his creations revolve around. “I’ve long been working on the colonial past because I am from Congo,” Baloji said. The story explores the tribulations of the ...

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) — 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 ...