STORY HIGHLIGHTS The Lisungi project has empowered refugee women in Congo by providing conditional cash transfers, training, and small business grants, enabling them to start agricultural cooperatives ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) owes much of its global renown to its music, which reflects its cultural diversity.

Members of the first-ever Pakistani Female Engagement Team, which is deployed with the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in Congo were awarded the UN Medal at a ceremony in Adikivu. According to ...

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member and partner organisations (see signatories below) are alerting about the terrible wave of sexual violence against women in the ...

The Congolese group said decision was in line with a ceasefire declared in February and in support of peace initiatives. M23 seizes mining hub, with rebel alliance leader saying call for a ...

Welcome to Soweto,” reads the name of a small store, with the flags of South Africa and DR Congo either side of the phrase. The small maroon container shop deals in everyday products, from soft drinks ...

Everyone who wants to join will have a place. Participants are asked to pay a $50 performance fee to cover the use of costumes and other expenses. According to the nonprofit's website ...

Jeremy Workman’s documentary looks back at a project that may sound like a joke but had serious underpinnings. By Alissa Wilkinson Jason Statham plays a construction worker who’s as deft at ...

Mangueira used its parade to praise Bantu culture, with many of its members wearing costumes honoring the African vocabulary ... the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola. Once enslaved, their ...

There’s a dizzying array of swimming costumes available right now ... Credit: Gavin Parish @ Lake 86, Cotswold Water Park The Orca Mantra Swimskin Women Freedive Wetsuit (buy) is a super comfortable ...

More than €1m spent so far on major refurbishments of Dublin’s Natural History Museum ...