The Ashé Cultural Arts Center held a gathering at Congo Square and led a procession through Tremé Saturday morning (July 5) ...

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

At least 53 people have died in two clusters of an unknown illness in the Democratic Republican of Congo, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. The outbreak, in Equateur province, was traced ...

The Ashé Cultural Arts Center celebrates 25 years of Maafa with events Saturday (June 28) and July 5, commemorating the ...

In Stanford's first inaugural Congo Week, students and experts celebrate Congolese heritage and discuss important issues regarding the DRC.

The African regional consultation marks a significant milestone in the continent’s journey to reassert its cultural diversity on a global stage. The actionable recommendations shared during the ...

KINSHASA, Congo — An overcrowded boat capsized on a river in central Congo on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, including children, and leaving dozens missing, officials and local residents said.

The Sape movement, originating in the Congo, blends fashion, culture, and resistance, symbolizing a form of social and political defiance. Sapeurs, members of the Society of Ambience-Makers and ...

KAVUMU, Congo — Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly ...

“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 ...

In 1876 Leopold II of Belgium decided to reinvent his small country as an imperial power. The vehicle for Belgium’s entry into the Scramble for Africa was the International African Association.

All politics are local. The people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), although geographically distant, are culturally and historically close: About one in four African Americans who were ...