Congo

We perceive the Middle Ages as one of the most unpleasant periods in the history of humankind: dirt, disease, hunger,…

From 1885 to 1908, King Leopold II took over the Congo. He turned the nation into a money machine by…

The Niger River is West Africa's most important waterway. Third biggest in Africa and the 14th largest in the world.

The special Chamber committee that is looking into Belgium’s colonial past “should visit Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi and organize hearings…

Some African wars have become part of history, with scores of films and novels dedicated to them. Some conflicts, at…

While not the longest in Africa, the Congo River, however, is notable for its other features. It slowly rolls its…

Congo has changed its name many times: Kingdom of Congo, Belgian Congo, Congo Leopoldville or Congo Free State, Zaire, and…

A student was shot dead by a police officer in Kinshasa on Saturday. The agent accused the young man of…

In the eastern Congolese city of Goma, tens of thousands of people are fleeing for fear of a new volcanic…

The Rwandan Hutu rebels of the FDLR (Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda) deny having anything to do with the…

Violence broke out in the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They threw chairs and overturned tables on…

The 26 great apes that disappeared from the Congo have been found alive and well in Zimbabwe.