A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...
Time19d
The Congo: Death of Lumumba–& After
At the height of her husband’s power, 28-year-old Pauline Lumumba wore diamonds and high heels and Paris frocks. Last week she bared her breasts in the Congo’s traditional sign of mourning ...
The New York Times27d
In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City
This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled. By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar ...
CNN17d
A mystery illness in Congo has killed more than 50 people hours after they felt sick
An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, health experts say. The interval between ...
U.S. News & World Report18d
A Mystery Illness in Congo Has Killed More Than 50 People Hours After They Felt Sick
A Mystery Illness in Congo Has Killed More Than 50 People Hours After They Felt Sick KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed ...