Patrice Lumumba became the prime minister of newly independent Congo. His close ally Andrée Blouin describes how Belgium and ...

The simmering conflict in the DRC has reached unprecedented levels. The nation is suffering on all fronts, with rebels ...

A palpable wave of anxiety is sweeping through Kenyan business circles as the conflict in the DRC - billed as the region’s ...

The United States has instructed its citizens to leave the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) immediately, citing a ...

A deadly insurgency is sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country three times the size of Texas that is estimated ...

Jaiswal while addressing a press briefing said that the Indian embassy in Kinshasa is in constant touch with the Indians there. "In Democratic Republic of Congo. There we saw that in some parts of ...

1959 - Belgium begins to lose control over events in the Congo following serious nationalist riots in Leopoldville (now Kinshasa). 1960 - Congo becomes independent with Patrice Lumumba as prime ...

The US is feeling pressure to intervene after its embassy in Kinshasa was attacked on Tuesday by anti-M23 offensive protesters in eastern DRC. Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner of the ...

The recent history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has been one of civil war and corruption. It is rich in natural resources but has suffered from political instability, a lack of ...

By Koba Ryckewaert and Jeanna Smialek Reporting from Brussels Belgium reached an agreement to form a coalition government on Friday, the nation’s monarchy announced, ending seven months of ...

In the capital Kinshasa ... The United States, whose embassy was targeted, ordered non-emergency staff and their families to leave. Belgium also warned its citizens against travelling to the ...

Rioters who attacked the Kenyan embassy in Kinshasa on Tuesday morning accused Kenya of “interference.” Also Read:Explainer: Why is eastern Congo's M23 conflict escalating? They also accused Uganda, ...