The Congo gained independence from Belgian rule on 30 June 1960, when the First Republic was established with Joseph Kasavubu ...

"As I immersed myself in the material, I came across several historical figures who, in the Belgian history books, had been ...

U.S. citizens Marcel Malanga, 22, Tyler Thompson, 22, and Benjamin Zalman-Polun, 37, were all instrumental in an attempt to topple the government and assassinate the president of the Central African ...

Three Americans convicted in a failed coup in DR Congo were repatriated to the US.. Their transfer coincided with ongoing ...

Colonial empires spanned continents, using similar methods to consolidate power and exploit resources. These systems of oppression often blurred the lines between war crimes, human rights abuses, and ...

Rwanda is commemorating the 1994 genocide, in which 800,000 people, most of them from the Tutsi ethnic group, were massacred ...

These questions extend beyond Rwanda's borders--to Burundi and the perpetually unstable Democratic Republic of Congo ... and ...

Rwanda’s severance of diplomatic relations with Belgium has triggered a debate about Belgium’s role in the current conflicts in Africa’s great lakes region. President Paul Kagame accused Belgium of ...

KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi ... Most of the defendants were Congolese but also included a Briton, a Belgian and a Canadian. Their charges included attempted coup ...

The memoirs of the Central African revolutionary Andrée Blouin tell the story of a woman who witnessed firsthand the ecstatic highs and tragic lows of Africa’s struggle for independence.

As demand for electric batteries surges, communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are facing harsh consequences. Former cobalt miner Philippe Masudi fights for responsible mining ...

The Birth of a New Nation: The Republic of the Congo (1960) Fast forward to March 30, 1960, when the Republic of the Congo officially gained independence from Belgium. This event was monumental ...