Lumumba remains a leading figure in Congolese and African history. He was a revolutionary and a national hero whose ...

One recent afternoon in this booming mining town, in a provincial office crammed with files, something unusual was happening for a country once ruled by the famously kleptocratic dictator Mobutu ...

The ritual and festive expressions of the Congo culture encompass the contemporary vision of a collective celebration of black rebel descendants enslaved during the colonial period During the Congo ...

Even after gaining independence in 1960, the nation plunged into further chaos,dictatorships, civil wars, and foreign interference shaped a modern Congo riddled with instability and suffering.Yet ...

“Omen,” the feature debut by hip-hopper-turned-filmmaker Baloji, is a Belgian, Dutch, and Congolese co-production, and even as it offers a deeply felt look at Congolese customs, sensibilities ...

Being part of the family-based troupe "does make me feel connected to my culture," says Makasi Siriwayo, a 21-year-old son home for the summer from a design school in Utica, New York.

A NOLA historian and filmmaker reflects on the latest threat—this one from city government—to the beating heart of Black culture in the Crescent City.

Journey across the Congo with a wildlife cameraman who discovers an “African Eden” in his homeland. Despite the number of years living and working as a wildlife cameraman in Europe, Vianet D ...

Pop Culture “Nightline” will focus on the humanitarian crisis in the Congo with the help of an unusual correspondent — Ben Affleck. June 25, 2008, 6:03 PM EDT / Source : The Associated Press ...

Military operations and rebel reprisals in eastern Congo have fueled a rise in sexual violence this year, but perpetrators face minimal consequences. An effort to drive out rebel groups has only ...

Ashley Judd claims she nearly died after breaking her leg in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The "Double Jeopardy" star was visiting the African nation when she had an accident.

The Culture minister, Rosa Cruz e Silva, arrived on Wednesday morning in Mbanza Congo, capital of the northern Zaire province, where she will preside over on Thursday the main event of 8 January ...