The mayor of the DR Congo town near where a boat caught fire earlier this week told AFP on Saturday that at least 33 people had died in the disaster, significantly fewer than previously reported.

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 ...

He lost the title to Muhammad Ali in boxing's iconic 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" in Kinshasa, DR Congo. Former heavyweight ... the sport has ever seen." Born in Texas on January 10, 1949, Foreman ...

SADC terminated its mission in DR Congo to purse the option of dialogue ... foreign policy thrust of engagement and re-engagement has seen responsive policies which harness opportunities and ...

As Stanley set off, he heard rumors that a white man had been seen near Ujiji ... of his actions in the Congo Free State. Stanley swore he uttered the words, “Dr. Livingstone, I presume ...

After flying flags of Zaire, DR Congo's name under ex-dictator Mobutu Sese Seko who was overthrown in 1997, the group of men then filmed themselves proclaiming the end of the regime. The ...

DR Congo's former President Joseph Kabila, on Tuesday, April 8, said he would return to the country after six years of silence and exile. Kabila said in early March that he had suspended his ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have taken control of two major cities in eastern DR Congo in the past two months China's efforts to build up huge business interests across Africa have been accompanied ...

As long as the genocidal FDLR remains in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), enjoying full government support, there will never be peace in the Great Lakes Region. This is according to ...

The repatriation comes as the US and DR Congo explore a deal to exploit the central African country's huge mineral wealth. Last week, US President Donald Trump's senior adviser for Africa visited ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels battle pro-government fighters in North Kivu and South Kivu province after regional mediators hold truce talks. Members of the M23 rebel group stand guard as people attend ...

Three Americans sentenced to life imprisonment for their involvement in a failed coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been repatriated to the United States to serve the remainder of their ...