Vast fortunes have been made in Congo throughout history but the money has often vanished, either being taken abroad or wasted in the country, leaving the Congolese people with nothing.

Congo’s dark history spans centuries and lingers even into the present day. Though the most recent civil war ended in 2003, the scars of that conflict are carved deep into the bodies and psyche ...

Boston’s second poet laureate will discuss “Three Leaves, Three Roots” at the Harvard Book Store, Brookline Booksmith, and ...

Kaduli, 38, is among hundreds of thousands of nationals from the Democratic Republic of Congo who have sought asylum over the past 10 years, according to the U.N. Refugee Agency. Layers of ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo plans to execute more than 170 individuals convicted of armed robbery, marking a ...

At least 10 people were killed in eastern Congo by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group, a local official said ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s government says the mausoleum of assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba in the capital, Kinshasa, has been vandalized. It's not immediately clear wheth ...

The U.N. peacekeeping mission head in Congo, Bintou Keita ... JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent ...

The current protests are not the first time Belgium's ugly history in Congo has been contested in the streets. In 2019, the cities of Kortrijk and Dendermonde renamed their Leopold II streets ...

The latest outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the worst in the country's history, the health ministry says. Almost 200 people have died since August, officials say ...