The Democratic Republic of Congo, the undisputed heavyweight champion of wasted potential, has launched its tourism campaign: Visit DRCongo. Yes, you are not mistaken but heard it right. The same DRC ...

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Kibetsi is one of nearly a million Congolese who have returned to their homes since the M23 rebel group — backed by Rwanda ...

The percentage of people who view the United States favorably has declined compared to one year ago, according to Pew ...

Drawn by European powers with little regard for the people living there, this map from 1935 still shapes Africa’s politics, ...

Wawali Bonane has spent almost five months in Kinshasa rehearsing with a group comprising a new crop of Kinshasa-based ...

A Reuters analysis of customs records found Boss Mining in 2024 exported at least 150 metric tons of coltan worth $6.6 ...

On June 27th the foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo stood in the Oval Office next to Donald ...

Challenges facing the latest truce between Kinshasa and M23 Dynamics on the ground in eastern DRC and the country’s capital will test Qatar’s mediation efforts.

Across Africa, cities are growing faster than their infrastructure can keep up with. Kinshasa has unique exposure, but also strong local research capacity.

Kinshasa is prone to frequent and deadly flooding during the rainy season, which is particularly dangerous for low-income neighbourhoods.