Dar es Salaam. What began as a lyrical gesture in the rumba clubs of Kinshasa has quietly transformed the sound and soul of Tanzanian popular music.Known as Libanga—a Congolese tradition of ...

Over a thousand disarmed Congolese soldiers and police officers, along with their families have safely been transferred from ...

Congolese authorities have accused Rwanda’s army and the M23 rebel group it backs of murdering dozens, kidnapping thousands ...

Brussels Airlines took over from Sabena in the early 2000s after the previous flag carrier collapsed, having operated from 1923.

Heavy flooding following torrential rains in eastern Congo has washed away several villages along the shores of Lake ...

A new Pope has been elected following the passing of Pope Francis. The Papal Conclave sent up white smoke from the Sistine ...

U.S. government escalates feud with Pretoria by cutting aid and offering refugee status to Afrikaners. The Rwanda-backed rebels fail to seize Bukavu and announce a unilateral truce. M23 troops have ...

Fridolin Ambongo Besungu (Democratic Republic of the Congo): a leading African voice on ecology and ... None, however, would ...

Despite vast mineral riches, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains impoverished and plagued by conflicts, including ...

Why, in a global communion of 1.4 billion faithful, has the modern conclave not looked beyond Europeans for a new pope? And ...

Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope ...