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

The capital and largest city of Congo is Kinshasa, which is located on the Congo River. The official language of the country is French, although over 200 other languages are also spoken.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed rebels have overrun the city of Goma, sparking concerns at the U.N. of a wider regional war.

1 Armed men drive through a street in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan. 28, 2025. Gunshots rang out through parts of the besieged city of Goma as Congolese soldiers clashed with militia ...

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More than 100 people have died after flooding in a village near the shores of Lake Tanganyika in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a local official said.

The rapprochement between Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which culminated in the DRC joining the East African Community (EAC) on March 29, 2022, promised several advantages and ...

Hundreds of women were raped and burned to death after a mass jailbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following the seizure of a major city by militants.

Almost 3,000 people have been killed in fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN has said. Vivian van de Perre, a senior UN official based in the city of Goma, said the ...

A local official in eastern Congo says that militants allied with the Islamic State group in have killed at least 12 people in several villages in North Kivu province.

BUKAVU, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - More than 100 people have died after flooding in a village near the shores of Lake Tanganyika in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a local official ...