And the coup? Well, that is sometimes given the polite name “Congo Crisis”. The movie is a geopolitical true-crime story, rooted in the 1961 assassination of former Congolese prime minister Patrice ...

The historic fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman is still revered as a cherished moment in the central African ...

A fascinating new documentary by Belgian filmmaker Johan Grimonprez, 'Soundtrack to a Coup D'Etat' shines a light on a ...

Johan Grimonprez’s documentary intertwines narratives of such American jazz legends as Louis Armstrong with the tragic, ...

William Holman Bentley (1855–1905) was a missionary who spent twenty-one years in the area of the Congo. Originally published in 1900, these two volumes document the pioneering work of travellers to ...

Researchers published a study finding that decarbonization perpetuates colonial inequalities in the Democratic Republic of ...

If Hoare had become world famous as a mercenary leader in the Congo, he was soon to become world infamous. In the late 1970s, ...

A half century since the "Rumble in the Jungle" was beamed around the world from the Congolese capital, the city is preparing ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be “stabilizing” — a possible sign that the main epidemic for which the World Health Organization made a global ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground ... very confused-looking shadow health secretary - when Mr Philp asked whether Rwanda and Congo were different countries, ...

coach of Congo's national boxing team. "It means a lot to the young people, we encourage them with this so as not to erase history." His boxers were among those ducking and weaving in the dusky ...

Director Johan Grimonprez’s main narrative unfolds in Africa, as he examines how the promise of the Congo was cut down ... swinging work of 20th-century history. It comes by way of a heroic ...