We are in the quickening heart of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo—where metrics like per capita ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Heavy gunfire echoed through the streets of eastern Congo's biggest city on Tuesday. Rwandan-backed rebels entered Goma the ...

Kinshasa residents continue to pack markets, bars and public transportation, despite growing international concern about the ...

Protect Rights of Journalists, Activists, Opposition Party MembersThe authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are increasingly harassing and arbitrarily detaining journalists, activists, and ...

Event: Political opposition parties have called for a general strike (ville morte) in opposition to proposed constitutional changes in Kinshasa on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. A second demonstration in ...

Sewing machines whirred across bold fabrics at a Kinshasa atelier where Congolese tailors and their style-savvy customers have revived a suit long ...

Young people play football on a street in Goma, eastern DRC. Guerchom Ndebo/AFP via Getty Images Football in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – as in much of the world – is intertwined with ...

Africa has had many secessionist movements in the post-colonial period. Only South Sudan and the Republic of Somaliland have so far been successful, and the latter lacks international recognition.

"By not putting pressure on Kinshasa, the Trump administration risks undercutting the incentive structure of its own peace deal." ...